Listing: Blog
Today, August 13, marks a landmark day for the UK pig sector, as the Fair Dealing Obligations (Pigs) (FDOP) regulations will apply, for the first time,…
Weekly pig prices and slaughter data for Great Britain. After recording its biggest increase since July 2022 last week (2.07p), the EU-spec SPP has lost all…
EU pork production volumes are forecast to stabilise this year, following two years of production growth that has contributed to an oversupplied market. The European Commission’s…
Listing: Timeline
Listing: Classic
Landmark day as Fair Dealing Obligations (Pigs) regulations come into full force
0Today, August 13, marks a landmark day for the UK pig sector, as the Fair Dealing Obligations (Pigs) (FDOP) regulations will apply, for the first time, to all pig contracts. The aim of the regulations, conceived in the midst of the last pig crisis, is to bring about more fairness and transparency in the supply chain, while retaining all-important flexibility for both sides. The FDOP regulations became law in August 2025, initially covering only new pig purchase contracts. From today, unless producers opt out, all pig contracts, both new and pre-existing, will need to be in writing, signed and include…