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Seven in every 10 household will have purchased a pork product with an outdoor claim in the past year, according to data from Kantar. 

Increased demand from China continued to drive growth in UK pork exports over the summer.

African swine fever (ASF) has been confirmed in South Korea, as the virus continues to spread across Asia. 

The 2019 RUMA conference, focusing on building on UK farming’s reductions in antibiotic use, will take place in London at the October. 

A Government Minister admitted an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) is likely in the UK within a year.

The NPA Autumn Regional meetings get underway in Exeter in the first week of October. We suggest you put the date in your diary now!

The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) has called on the Government to ban on pork imports from countries affected by African Swine Fever in their commercial herd.

Disrupted supplies of veterinary medicines in the event of a Brexit no deal risks compromising the ability of livestock producers to prevent and control disease outbreaks.

The current Free Trade Agreement between the EU and Korea will continue to apply in the UK, if we leave the EU without a deal in place.

There have been more changes to the Defra Ministerial team, with Zac Goldsmith promoted to Minister level and Rebeccca Pow joining the Department.