Alistair Driver explains why the SPP is under review The current price situation has put the spotlight on how pig prices are set and reported in the UK.…
Year: 2019
The NPA has urged the country’s next Prime Minister to ensure any future trade deal with the US does not open our doors to pork that…
In his latest Eastern European update, Russian journalist Vladislav Vorotnitkov takes a look at the latest measures being taken to deal with African swine fever While…
Writing in the June issue of Pig World, Alistair Driver asks that with Asia’s African swine fever crisis forcing up pig prices virtually everywhere in the world, why…
Newcastle University is looking for volunteers to take part in a research project to develop a novel way to assess the sustainability of pork production. The…
EU pig prices reached €174.21/100kg in the week ending May, which was around €40 higher than the low point of €134.03 recorded in early March. However,…
More than 100 farms with pigs across the country will be opening their gates to the public this weekend as LEAF Open Farm Sunday (LOFS) returns.…
Lallemand Animal Nutrition has announced that its live yeast probiotic strain Saccharomyces cerevisiae boulardii CNCM I-1079 (Levucell SB) is now authorised as a feed additive for…
This week’s Slaughter Pig Marketing Summary reported that the change in month saw little change in market sentiment. While supply continued to trend on the tight…
With US president Donald Trump beginning his state visit to the UK today, the NFU has asked if the British public would accept lower welfare standards on…