The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced plans to purchase $50.1m of pork loin for distribution through domestic food distribution programmes. The purpose of the purchase…
Month: June 2023
The UK pig sector has undertaken another huge step forward in its ongoing drive to reduce antibiotic usage, recording a further 20% reduction in 2022. However,…
The introduction of mandatory CCTV in all abattoirs in England in 2018 has been effective in improving animal welfare standards, a five-year post-Implementation review has concluded. Taking into…
Estimated GB slaughterings were down 12% year-on-year during May, representing more than 100,000 head, AHDB data shows, as tight supplies continue to drive pig prices higher.…
Celebrations across the country for the King’s coronation saw pork products take centre stage, with an increase in sales across all categories. As predicted, sales of…
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EU pork production has contracted further during the first quarter of 2023, while prices continued to rise. “Pig producers in the EU continue to face multiple…
Stewart Houston and pig vet Gemma Thwaites, who have both been instrumental in developing the programme, delivered some useful insight into the Pig Health and Welfare…
One of the most notable pig price trends in recent weeks has been the erosion, and now complete reversal, of the differential between the All Pig…