Pig/Poultry
First half of 2024 sees lowest level of UK pork exports in 9 years
The first half of 2024 has seen the lowest level of UK pork exports in nine years, according to the...
Pigmeat
Government
Dover needs £5m to help confiscate illegally imported meat - NPA
The National Pig Association (NPA) has said Dover Port Health Agency needs £4-5 million to properly resource its inspection teams...
Agri-Business
UK pig meat Q1 production at lowest volume since 2017
UK pig meat production has fallen 2.5% year-on-year, with production in the first quarter of 2024 totalling 227,000t. This is...
Pig/Poultry
‘Deeply worrying’ – 57t of illegally imported pigmeat seized in Dover
The UK’s National Pig Association (NPA) has said that 57t of illegally imported pigmeat being seized at the Port of...
Government
AHDB returns to SIAL Shanghai to showcase British pork
Exporters and the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) returned to SIAL Shanghai last week for the first time since...
Agri-Business
AHDB focuses on UK pork exports at Chinese events
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is seeking more pork export opportunities in the Chinese market, with members exhibiting...
Agri-Business
Decline in February pig meat production 'significant' - AHDB
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has said that the latest data on UK pig meat shows a “significant”...
Pig/Poultry
AHDB launches campaign to boost demand for pork products
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has today (Monday, January 23) launched its ‘Mix up Midweek with Pork’ marketing...
Pig/Poultry
China remains largest importer of UK pigmeat
Between January and June this year, more than half of the 108,294t of UK pigmeat exported to non-EU countries went...
Agri-Business
Pigmeat and infant formula drive increase in EU agri-food export values
Increases in the export value of pigmeat and infant formula have helped drive August EU agri-food export values up compared to...
Pig/Poultry
China to increase pork imports by 30% in 2016 - Rabobank
China is expected to increase its pork imports by 30% this year in order to cover the supply gap in...
Pig/Poultry
Chinese pork imports surge in the first quarter of 2016
China doubled the its pork imports for the month of March to 114,700t compared to the corresponding month in 2015,...
Pig/Poultry
Import demand in China to support global pork market recovery - Rabobank
A supply shortage will continue to drive the pork import in demand in China, supporting the recovery of the global...
Pig/Poultry
EU pigmeat consumption rises in 2015
Pigmeat consumption is on the rise in the European Union, with the average person consuming 40.9kg of pigmeat in 2015,...
EU
Video: Farmers spray hundreds of litres of milk in protest in Brussels
Farmers from across Europe were protesting today in Brussels as EU Agriculture Ministers met to try and come up with solutions...
EU
EU Ministers discuss milk market crisis at Brussels meeting
EU Agriculture Ministers are meeting in Brussels today with discussions on the current crisis in the dairy and pigmeat sectors...
Other
EU storage aid scheme for pigmeat closed after just 3 weeks
The pigmeat Private Storage Aid Scheme (PSA) open since 4 January 2016 has been closed. The decision comes following a...
Pig/Poultry
EU Ministers to look at 'deteriorating situation' in the pigmeat sector
EU Agriculture Ministers are set to examine the difficulties in the pigmeat sector at its Council meeting next week. At...
