AHDB’s ‘Mix up Midweek with Pork’ marketing campaign returns today with the aim of championing pork as a healthy, tasty and versatile meal choice at a time…
Month: January 2023
The recent trend of rising pig prices should now continue as the market becomes increasingly short of pigs, according to Thames Valley Cambac. As predicted, the…
The SPP appears to be back on an upward track with the news that it had gone up by 1.65p after last week’s disappointing drop and…
Red Tractor pigs chairman Stewart Houston has urged farmers to step up their defences against African swine fever (ASF). In a blog on the Red Tractor…
Former Defra Secretary George Eustice has announced he is to step down as an MP at the next election. Mr Eustice has been the MP for Camborne…
GB pig feed production was 9% down on 2021 levels during the five-month period from July to November. The decline to 814,000 tonnes of pig feed…
UK pigmeat production increased by 1.2%, 12,600 tonnes, to 1.05 million tonnes last year, despite lower slaughter pig numbers. A total of 11.2 million clean pigs were…
Chinese pork output rose by 4.6% in 2022 to reach its highest level in eight years, official Government data shows. China produced 55.41 million tonnes of…
There should be more opportunities for pig producers to benefit from the Slurry Infrastructure Grant in future, according to NPA chief executive Lizzie Wilson. Defra announced…
Last week’s surprise drop in the SPP was down to heavier pigs coming out of the festive period, according to Thames Valley Cambac, which is predicting…