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It’s a pity the pig trade has not been as hot as the weather and although the SPP moved up a touch, rising to 152.5p, European mainland prices have generally stayed at similar levels.

You could say it has been an eventful 72 hours, Ed observes as he rounds up the first few days of the Boris era. 

African swine fever has been confirmed in Slovakia for the first time, near the border with Hungary. 

George Eustice is back at Defra only a few months after quitting his Ministerial role at the Department in protest at the Government’s Brexit policy.

The UK pig market continues to be ‘dire’, although there is hope things will pick up in the second half of the year as Chinese demand is predicted to increase.

Pig producers and allied industry companies are being urged to consider taking on a pig industry scholar under an industry initiative promoting careers in the sector.

The latest post on the forum is a request for producers to take part in a research project on the use of iron in piglets.

Former Norhern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers has replaced Michael Gove as Defra Secretary. 

The UK pig industry is well-known for taking a proactive approach to welfare across the wide variety of production systems we have, particularly when it comes to farrowing.

Swine dysentery has been confirmed on a finisher unit in East Yorkshire, as the worrying spread of the disease continues.