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Exports of fresh and frozen pork from Europe started 2017 strongly, following a good performance in 2016. 

Discount supermarket Lidl has signed a pledge confirming its commitment to British food and farming.

NPA chief executive Zoe Davies has updated the Food Standards Agency's (FSA) board on the progress the pig sector is making in reducing antibiotic usage.

The share of pork retail prices received by producers topped 40% in February, a three-year high, on the back of stable producer prices but falling retail prices.

The NPA will focus its attention persuading the European Commission to permit a 'sensible' transition period, after the CVMP reiterated its recommendation to ban zinc oxide. 

UK clean pig slaughterings continue to be well down year-on-year, supporting a stable price in the early months of 2017.

The forum has been quiet recently... 

Another firm day for sellers with the SPP moving up by 0.24p to stand at 150.18p and although German prices have stood on, GB pigs remain short. 

An EU veterinary committee has reasserted its view that zinc oxide should be banned at therapeutic levels, following a review of its evidence.

A rat bait widely used by professional pest controllers is now being made available to farmers certified under the rodenticide stewardship scheme.