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Mike Sheldon has been reappointed by UK Ministers for a second term as chair of AHDB’s pork sector board.

Bayer Animal Health has launched a global ‘Care4Pigs’ grant initiative to ‘help the industry turn innovative ideas for advancing pig wellbeing into a reality’.

The Government has published an update on how self-employed people can claim COVID-19 support grants. 

Pig producers and the allied industries are being urged to donate any fluid resistant gowns they might have in their possession to help the battle against coronavirus.

The latest post in the Members' Area concerns an incident that occurred at an abattoir on Sunday. 

Although the SPP eased this week by 0.26p to stand at 163.63p, demand for spot pigs proved to be a shade firmer than previously with spot bacon prices around the 165p/kg mark.

The NPA has urged Red Tractor to adopt a 'sensible, phased approach' to the introduction of remote inspections. 

In contrast to some parts of the world, notably the US, UK pork prices remain stable. 

US pig producers are calling for a $1billion Government pork purchase scheme as the industry faces 'financial disaster' due to the impact of COVID-19.

The USDA's forecast for global pork production has been revised downwards as China takes longer to recover from African swine fever (ASF) than had been expected.