The green shoots of recovery appeared on Friday, but in a ‘perverse scenario’ where prices appreciated strongly but number allocations remained well below what was required,…
Month: March 2022
As the song title suggests, some major price changes are on the cards and although the SPP which is notoriously slow to react only moved up…
Following months of low pig prices, rising input costs, and the local impact of the situation in Ukraine, the Ulster Farmer’s Union (UFU) has said the…
The major processors have increased its weekly price by 12-16p today, as EU pig prices soar, delivering UK producers, who face unprecedented and unmanageable costs of production, a…
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has announced a further £2 million support package for the country’s struggling pig producers. The support scheme is targeted at…
Farming Minister Victoria Prentis has asked pig farmers to send her copies of their contracts with processors, as the Government collates evidence for its inquiry into…
UK pig meat production for February rose by 5% from January according to the latest released data by Defra, with reports linking the rise in production to the…
EU pig prices have varied in member countries across February, as prices in Demark dipped, remained stable in the Netherlands, and rose in Germany, Poland and Spain.…
The NPA is calling on retailers to significantly increase the price they pay for their pork to save the British pig industry from total collapse and ensure…
Co-op and M&S led the way in supporting British pig producers in the January AHDBÂ Porkwatch survey, which also showed that Tesco and Asda, while improving could…