Australian’s federal government has committed A$66.6 million (£35m) to help arrest the threat posed to Australia by the global advance of African Swine Fever. Agriculture minister…
Year: 2019
Poland is set to introduce new laws to allow the army and police to shoot wild boar to prevent the spread of African swine fever (ASF).…
EU pig slaughter figures, published by Eurostat, show a 1.3% increase in September when compared with the same month in 2018, at 20.9 million head. September…
Based on analysis of export prices from the four main global exporters (the EU, US, Canada and Brazil), global pork prices have been at an elevated…
Asda is sourcing more British pork and bacon, compared with the autumn and with 12 months ago, according to the latest AHDB Porkwatch survey. The November…
Biosecurity officials, government departments, vets and animal disease experts across Australia have joined forces to simulate an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF). ABC Rural reported…
Demand for beef, lamb and pork has been falling so far this year in key EU consuming countries. Demand for poultry also seems to be falling…
Organisers have announced that the 2020 British Pig & Poultry Fair is set to be bigger and better than ever with record stand bookings so far.…
This week’s Slaughter Pig Marketing Summary, from Thames Valley Cambac, reported that the optimism seen in the market last week continued apace with all the majors…
Nuffield scholar Angela Kirkwood has posed some key important questions for the British pig sector. Chloe Ryan reports The UK pig industry needs to develop a…