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Waitrose is introducing lower levels of nitrite across its entire own-label fresh bacon and gammon ranges at the start of July.

A survey by consumer champion Which? has highlighted public concern over import standards in future trade deals. 

Rising straw prices are once again becoming a concern. This was one of a number of topics discussed at the latest Pig Industry Group meeting.

Pig farmers and interested parties are invited to take part in a series of webinars to help shape the future of the Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme.

Cranswick has announced another impressive set of results for the last financial year, with profits topping £100 million. 

The number of workers testing positive for COVID-19 at the Tönnies abattoir ​​​​​​in northerwestern Germany has passed 1,000. ​

The Government has launched a new ‘bounce back’ plan intended to 'turbo charge' the food export trade following the imapct of COVID-19. 

For the first time ever, China accounted for nore than half of UK fresh and frozen pork exports in April. 

A Tönnies abattoir in northwestern Germany has closed due to a mass COVID-19 outbreak. See Members Area for NPA comment. 

The NPA has continued to make the UK pig sector’s voice heard as a lead story it helped to arrange in the FT on a UK-USA free trade agreement generates huge interest.