Although most people involved in the industry were expecting the SPP to move forward, for some strange reason it seems to have travelled in the opposite…
Month: January 2023
EU pig prices increased during December, with Germany leading the way, offer welcome support to UK pig prices. EU deadweight prices for December for the five weeks…
Calls have been made for the UK government to guarantee a ‘robust, reliable system’ for ensuring ‘proper’ border checks are in place to verify the health and safety…
Demand for gammon joints increased in the run-up to Christmas, but pork joint sales were down, despite the fall-off in traditional turkey sales, Kantar shows. Grocery…
Defra has confirmed that five cases of Seneca Valley Virus (SVV) were detected on pig units in England between June and September 2022. The confirmation today from the…
Imports of pork to the UK were 12% up in the first 10 months of 2022, compared with the equivalent period in 2021. Pork imports in…
A number of star awards were presented for innovative products aimed to help the pig sector at the recent Agromek Show in Denmark. Just over 40,000…
In the latest issue of Pig World, Shane McAuliffe explains how 2022 was as difficult for Irish producers as it was for their UK counterparts and…
Herd reductions over the past year or so are now starting to play a part in there being fewer pigs around, resulting in a stark contrast between…
At last it is good to see that most prices are starting to move in favour of hard pressed pig producers with the latest SPP now…