UK pork export volumes fell to their lowest level in nine years during the first quarter of 2024, HMRC figures show, as a result of lower…
Month: May 2024
Taiwan’s customs officials issued a fine of $NT200,000 (£7,365) to a traveller trying to bring a lunch box containing pork into the country. The South China…
British pork is being showcased by AHDB at a major international food trade show this week. The event, SIAL China, started yesterday 28 May, and is…
The UK Pig Industry Welfare Training Platform has been updated to include best practice for moving and handling pigs outdoors and in straw pens. The move…
 UK clean pig slaughterings in April were up 6.8% on April 2023 at 819,000 head, Defra’s latest official UK slaughter statistics show. Pigmeat production, at 77,000…
The government has announced greater support to help more farm businesses recover after heavy rain and flooding across the country. The government announcement last Friday 24…
The Vietnamese authorities have given the go-ahead for selected pork sites across the UK to start commercial trade, marking access to this important market for the…
The British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) is calling on the Government to review the extra ‘hidden costs’ of the UK’s Border Target Operating Model (BTOM). Defra…
The Government’s financial spending watchdog has delivered a damning verdict on the new border control regime, which it said is still only partially in place three…
Christine Tacon is leaving her role as chair of Red Tractor in order to avoid ‘negative publicity’, having been appointed to the board of the Co-op. …