The latest AHDB figures show a worrying continuation in the decline of English pig abattoirs. Recent AHDB figures show that only 87 English slaughterhouses killed pigs in…
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RSPCA Assured investigators concluded that no animal welfare regulations were breached on a Norfolk farm, when concerns were raised by animal rights campaigners after drone footage showed…
The latest HMRC figures show that the UK’s pork exports to the USA, between January and April of this year, nearly doubled on 2021Â figures; making the…
As the Government launches a review into the pork supply chain’s questionable fairness, Defra announces the chair and aims of its Independent Review into Labour Shortages in the…
British pork will be heading to Chile this month, to complete the first commercial export order since market access was granted in March 2022. The new agreement granted…
A new report from the independent think tank, ResPublica, has exposed the lack of animal welfare protection in the UK’s trade deals with Australia and New Zealand. The report notes…
Outdoor-bred and reared pork could become increasingly dependent on promotions as under-pressure consumers become increasingly conscious of price, according to AHDB. Kantar data estimates that outdoor pork…
The latest data from Defra shows that the pig meat production figures for June 2022 have remained high; owing to a 17% increase in the number of…
A Menter Moch Cymru initiative has rocketed a farmer’s daughter into the pig industry, where she has established a thriving pig fattening and direct meat sales business,…
Defra figures for the month of May show that the UK is producing more pig meat than it did in both the previous month and in the same month…