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Seven companies have signed up to sponsor this year’s Pig Industry Scholarships.

Although the SPP rose by 0.13p to 164.66p and the influential German producer price stood on at 1.70EUR, EU prices may come under pressure in the weeks ahead. 

More than one-third of businesses in the UK food and drink supply chain would become unviable if they had no access to EU workers, according to a major survey. 

NPA senior policy advisor Georgina Crayford has urged the public to buy Red Tractor assured pork if they are concerned about Hepatitis E. 

UK clean pig slaughterings fell by 4% on the year in July to 828,500 head, according to latest data from Defra.

The supermarket landscape continues to change, with discounters Lidl and Aldi both making big strides forward. 

Four new job adverts, including two vacancies for unit managers, a stockperson and a trainee stockperson, have been posted on the forum.

The NPA has welcomed figures showing a decline in human Hepatitis E cases in England and Wales.

You have until Friday to submit nominations for the 2017 David Black Award, considered to be the pig industry’s highest honour.

Pigs eligible for Scotland's Specially Selected Pork brand, which would have been slaughtered at Brechin, are be slaughtered  at Tulip's Ashton abattoir.