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Following reports that China’s pig herd could halve by the end of this year, May figures have been released on export trade for the EU and UK. Against a backdrop of herd losses in some parts of China estimated to be between 40 and 60%

A year has now passed since China announced they had African swine fever, so what's happened in the last 12 months?

Although UK pig prices have remained at similar levels with the SPP only moving up a fraction to stand at 152.8p, on the other side of the channel a different picture is continuing to emerge with further increases in the influential German producer price which gained another seven cents this week on top of the four cent increase seven days ago.

NPA have received the following information from DEFRA regarding retaining your exisiting EU staff after Brexit 

It is silly season. MPs are on their holidays and all the while our new PM and Ministers are out and about doing tours of the country and making promises of expenditure.

#MuckFreeTruck posters and cab stickers are now available to be displayed across the pork supply chain. 

The NPA's NPA Ed Barker is quoted in the Huffington Post today explaining why the pig sector is concerned about the prospect of a Brexit no deal. 

Ladies in Pigs are seeking sponsorship to enable them to continue using their mobile kitchen, Rosie, to promote Red Tractor pork. 

If you are involved in the pig industry and you are on social media, today is the day to get involved in #Farm24.

We have posted a further update in the Members' Area on the vegan animal rights activism targeting the pig sector.