Consumer champion Which? has found evidence of misleading, inconsistent and meaningless food labels in supermarkets, suggesting shoppers could struggle to get clear answers about where some…
Month: April 2024
Farming Minister Mark Spencer will open the British Pig & Poultry Fair when it takes place at the new venue of the NEC, in Birmingham, in…
Defra has insisted its new border controls will be ready on April 30, after a report in the Financial Times cast considerable doubt on the extent…
Sofina Foods Europe, which owns Karro, has strengthened its integrated pork supply chain through the acquisition of a number of farms, equipment and livestock from Rattlerow…
Danish Crown, Europe’s biggest pork producer, is to close one of biggest abattoirs in Denmark.  The proposed decision to close its abattoir in Ringsted will result…
UK pig slaughterings plummeted to a 13-year low during the first quarter of this year, driving down pigmeat production volumes, according to official Defra slaughter figures. …
Farmers paying salaries instead of hourly rates could be unknowingly offering below minimum wage, warns agriculture employment service. It’s because of the latest increase to wages,…
A number of the UK’s iconic native pig breeds remain very much on the endangered list, with some showing concerning declines, according to the Rare Breeds…
China’s pork output declined over the first quarter for the first time in four years, as the market continues to last year’s dramatic over-supply. Pork output…
Global pork production in 2024 is forecast to fall by 1% to 115.6 million tonnes in 2024, as lower production in China more than offsets production…