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Global production of pork is expected to rise by 2% in 2018, to 113.5 million tonnes, according to the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service.

We've had a good response so far to our calls for members to feed in to our response to Defra's Command Paper on the future of food and farming. 

Red Tractor pig scheme members are reminded that they have until May 12 to upload their antibiotic usage data for the first quarter of 2018 to eMB-Pigs. 

As the Tour de Yorkshire first day sprint nears the finish line on Thursday, television viewers will get a visual treat courtesy of a very talented butcher and his wife.

Last but by no means least, the fourth and final of the NPA's Spring Regional meetings will take place in York on Tuesday evening, May 1.

The NPA has expressed ‘real concern’ at the impact on primary producers of the proposed merger between Sainsbury’s and Asda.

Dalehead Foods, a division of Tulip Ltd, has unveiled a recruitment drive for its site in Spalding, Lincolnshire, with up to 40 new positions available at the facility.

Although the latest SPP is marginally firmer, moving up by 0.11p to 145.27p, European mainland pig meat prices still have a lot of catching up to do. 

NPA members are being urged to complete a survey to help provide and up-to-date picture of crime and anti-social behaviour in rural communities

The Wild Boar population in the UK is described as the biggest risk factor for ASP becoming established in the UK, the latest members area' forum post states.