Although the SPP only put on a modest 0.36p to stand at 138.67p and the influential German producer price has also held at last week’s levels,…
Year: 2019
The pig industry will be well represented in Sunday’s London Marathon. Rattlerow’s joint MD Adrian Lawson and his three daughters, Charlotte, Sophie and India, will all…
Ceva has announced the launch of an injectable product developed to prevent iron deficiency and treat and prevent coccidiosis in neonatal piglets. The European Medicines Agency…
The latest Eurostat figures reported that EU exports of fresh and frozen pork during January and February 2019 totalled 394,400 tonnes, up 8% year-on-year. Pork shipments…
The UK pork trade in February was more subdued than January. Imports were still higher year-on-year, but export volumes were lower, despite a higher value. This…
Aujeszky’s disease has been confirmed in pigs on two farms in southern France, the OIE, the global animal health body, has confirmed. Wild boar are believed…
The proposed merger between Sainsbury’s and Asda has been blocked by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). In its final report, published today, the CMA concluded that…
The British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) has appointed Peter Hardwick as its trade policy advisor as part of an on-going restructure of the organisation. He has…
NPA chairman Richard Lister rammed home the message about not feeding waste to pigs as the Jeremy Vine Show focused on African swine fever (ASF) yesterday.…
Research into the behaviour of pigs carried out at Queen’s University in Belfast, Northern Ireland, has concluded some surprising outcomes, writes Chris McCullough. Carried out by the Institute…