News
22nd Aug 2016
Pig slaughterings up in July but too early to draw conclusions
UK pig clean pig slaughterings rose by 6 per cent year-on-year in July to 891,200 head, the latest figures...
22nd Aug 2016
WTO sends 'strong signals' to Russia on EU exports - but will Kremlin take any notice?
Russia and its combative president Vladamir Putin are not known for taking notice of 'strong signals' from global bodies informing them they are in breach of some international rule or other.
8th Aug 2016
Another case of African Swine Fever found on Polish farm
Another case of African swine fever has been detected on a farm in Poland.
28th Jul 2016
New animal movement rules go live
From yesterday until summer 2017, Government's new system for registering land on which livestock is kept will be rolled out. Defra will start contacting livestock keepers to help them move to the new arrangements.
28th Jul 2016
Brexit triggers largest-ever NFU consultation
An options paper detailing the NFU's vision for British agriculture post-Brexit has been agreed by its national policy board.
28th Jul 2016
Price recovery continues
The European Union pig price has comfortably overtaken last year's average price at this time, and is now within a gnat's whisker of hitting the European Union five-year average.
15th Jul 2016
Pig slaughterings down again
United Kingdom clean pig slaughterings last month were 0.8 percent lower...
13th Jul 2016
Pig producers look to the future with confidence
Despite the many uncertainties ahead, British pig producers have a bright future outside the European Union...
3rd Jul 2016
Pig producers make outstanding progress in recording use of antibiotics
In less than two months, antibiotic data for over 1.2m pigs has already been contributed by pig producers...