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GB pig prices for week ending December 8, 2018 – SPP eases again
AHDB Pork’s weekly pig prices, slaughter data and commentary for Great Britain. In the week ended December 8, despite stable…
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Straw prices for the week ending December 16, 2018
Merchants’ ex-farm buying-in straw prices (£/t) supplied by the British Hay & Straw Merchants Association. Trade comment: Hay prices increasing; straw beginning to…
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NPA urges members to prepare for no deal Brexit
The NPA has urged its producer and allied industry members to step up preparations for a ‘no deal’ Brexit, which…
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Almost 5,000 wild pigs taken out in Australian pest control shoot
Australian officials have eradicated thousands of feral animals including 4,750 wild pigs in a bid to control their numbers which have…
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Treated imports could change shoppers’ minds on meat
Allowing imports of products like chlorine-washed chicken and hormone-treated beef in a post-Brexit trade deal could negatively impact the UK…
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Highest production costs since 2013 push producers into the red
Pig production costs in the third quarter of 2018 were the highest since early 2013, according to estimates from AHDB,…
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Tulip reveals multimillion-pound investment in Ashton site
Tulip has completed a major multimillion-pound investment at its abattoir in Ashton, Greater Manchester. The £8 million investment has increased…
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Another poor week for factory efficiency
This week’s Slaughter Pig Marketing Summary from Thames Valley Cambac reported that it was another poor week for factory efficiency,…
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Producers encouraged to sign up to new Pig Health Scheme
Pig producers are being invited to join the new Pig Health Scheme, which will give them access to post-mortem data…
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1.4m more shoppers intend to trade up to Red Tractor following TV advertising campaign
The number of primary shoppers who say they will trade up and buy Red Tractor food instead of cheaper alternatives…