Demand for pork remains shorter than supply continues, against expectations given the time of year. with the festive season starting to feature on the horizon, according…
Month: October 2022
Pig businesses are being urged to respond to a survey gathering data to inform policy labour shortages in the UK food supply chain. The Independent Review into Labour…
Defra has welcomed the ‘positive’ pig industry response to its consultation on Contractual Practice in the UK Pig Sector. After what appeared to be a slow start,…
Despite reports of pig numbers starting to dwindle at home and abroad, unfortunately due to a lethal combination of poor retail demand and additional costs pig…
The USDA has released its latest forecasts for global beef, pork and chicken production, with pork and chicken set to grow globally while beef will see a…
Nottinghamshire MP Mark Spencer has retained his role at Defra as new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak continues to reshuffle his Ministerial team. Mr Sunak appointed Therese…
Meat industry and farming bodies have joined forces to warn the Government that the introduction of a new post-Brexit requirement in December could have a ‘devastating’…
Processors have delayed a move to reinstate the deadweight limit for boars as pig producers continue to experience backlogs on farms. The deadweight upper limit of…
According to an environmental specialist, a typical farm could save around £2,000 a year ‘relatively easily’ thanks to modern technology. On average, a finishing house holding 1,000…
New Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has appointed Suffolk MP Thérèse Coffey as Defra Secretary in his first Cabinet. Dr Coffey, who served as a Defra Minister from…