News
22nd Mar 2019
Swine Dysentery outbreaks - NPA reiterates biosecurity requirements
The NPA has highlighted the need for producers to adhere to the strictest biosecurity controls after four Swine Dysentery outbreaks were confirmed in a single day.
22nd Mar 2019
Brexit delay - NPA comment
We will not be leaving the EU on March 29, but Brexit day could come as soon as April 12, after EU leaders partially accepted the UK's request for a delay.
21st Mar 2019
Pig price up again despite poor demand
There are more tentative signs of a recovery in the pig market as the SPP recorded a second consecutive small increase last week.
20th Mar 2019
NPA backs farming unions' calls for tariff review
The NPA is backing the UK farming unions in calling on the Government to revise its recent announcement on the UK’s no deal import tariff regime.
19th Mar 2019
Government launches no deal live import notification system
The Government has launched a new ‘no deal’ notification system for businesses that import live animals from outside the EU.
18th Mar 2019
NPA publishes briefing on 'no deal' Brexit tariff regime
As the prospect of the UK leaving the EU without a deal refuses to go away, the NPA has published a detailed document on UK pork tariffs in this scenario.
18th Mar 2019
UK pork exports surge at start of 2019
The start of 2019 has seen a welcome surge in UK pig meat exports, fuelled by more than £16 million in shipments to non-EU destinations in January alone.
15th Mar 2019
What the Government's no deal tariff regime means for the pig sector
Import tariffs would remain on most pork products in the event of a Brexit no deal. But they would be set at significantly lower levels.
15th Mar 2019
Ed's Brexit round-up - a proper box of frogs!
NPA senior policy advisor Ed Barker gives his views on what, even by recent standards, was a fairly extraordinary week in Westminster.
13th Mar 2019
NPA calls for no deal option to be removed following latest Brexit setback
The NPA has urged the Government and MPs to end the uncertainty for pig farmers, following the latest defeat for Theresa May over her Brexit plans.