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Falling EU pig prices are continuing to put pressure on the UK market, with the differential currently standing at around 25p/kg.

Good progress has been made in reducing antibiotic use in the pig industry over the past two years.

AHDB is to restructure its exports, trade and consumer marketing teams to ensure it is ‘fit for the future’.

The fourth open meeting with AHDB Pork Strategic Farmer, David Goodier takes place this  evening in Wetherby.

NPA senior policy Ed Barker rounds up the latest Brexit developments, including Michael Gove's landmark Oxford speech. 

Pig producers will receive £250 for sows or gilts slaughtered as TB reactors, after the NPA insisted the meagre payments initially proposed were too low. 

AHDB has produced a series of nutritional guides containing guidance on exactly what health claims can be made about beef, lamb and pork.

APHA has warned that shortages of straw could result in health problems on pig farms unless alternatives are found. 

We have received another post from a producer questioning the wisdom of the latest Red Tractor rule revisions. 

Tesco was the big mover as the latest AHDB Porkwatch survey showed the big retailers stocked more British pork towards the end of last year.