Lockdown retail boom fuels overall pigmeat sales growth
Strong retail sales during the lockdown period led to an overall 4% volume increase in…
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Factory unreliability having ‘serious repercussions’ on farms – TVC
Factory unreliability and the inability to complete a week’s plan is starting to have ‘serious…
Record Chinese shipments drive big increase in UK pork exports
UK pig meat exports, including offal, increase by 23% year-on-year in July, the highest annual…
‘Scottish pig industry is thriving’
The Scottish pig industry is ‘thriving’, with significant improvements made to the health of the…
German export bans will have ‘serious ramifications’ for the market
Pork exports bans imposed as a result of Germany’s African swine fever (ASF) outbreak will…
UK pork export tariffs to be cut under new UK-Japan trade deal
Tariffs on pork exports will be reduced under a new Free Trade Agreement announced with…
Genus makes gains following demand surge from China’s pig farmers
UK livestock genetics firm Genus, which owns pig breeding company PIC, has reported better-than-expected annual…
‘Glaring weaknesses’ in Government Brexit export plans put £1.2bn of meat exports at risk – BMPA
The British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) has warned that £1.2 billion of annual meat exports…
GB pig margins drop back in second quarter
The average net margin for GB pig producers fell back in the second quarter of this…
Factory issues cause pigs to be rolled again
More problems at factories last week caused pigs to be again rolled over into the…