The chief executives of three leading organisations have written an open letter to the BBC, following Sunday night’s programme on BBC 1, Meat: A Threat to our…
Year: 2019
So the adage goes, don’t work with children or animals, but Antenna TV journalist Lazos Mantikos, in Greece, was pursued by a persistent pig during a…
GB pig feed production during the third quarter of this year increased by 6% on the year, totalling 482,300 tonnes, according to the latest data from…
The four UK farming union presidents have said that last night’s BBC documentary, Meat: a threat to our planet?, shows why food standards must be upheld in…
EU pig prices rose by €1.67 to €184.46/100kg, in the four weeks ending November 17. The average pig price stood at its highest point since September 2013…
Japan’s agriculture ministry has announced it will seek to allow pig culls as a preventive measure against African swine fever, which is currently not permitted by…
Cranswick has reported a 3.6% rise in pre-tax profits to £47.6 million, in the six months ended September 30, 2019. The company, which also announced that…
The cost of living in China has outstripped the 3% government target for the first time in a decade, and a big part of the problem…
After a four-month period, the ban on Canadian pork exports to China has been lifted. The ban first came into place due to a period of…
The Ulster Farmers’ Union has called for greater investment in the future of the Northern Ireland pig industry. This call came after the UFU and the…