Pig/Poultry
Pigmeat prices continue to drift downwards with the threat of Covid-19 and ASF
For much of 2020, the volume of pigmeat leaving UK abattoirs has been lower than earlier recorded levels, a contributory...
Pig/Poultry
Pig/Poultry
Banham Poultry reopens after Covid-19 outbreak forced closure
A chicken factory in Norfolk has reopened its doors after more than 100 workers at the factory tested positive for...
Pig/Poultry
5 new cases of African swine fever in Germany
Five new cases of African swine fever (ASF) have been detected in wild boar in the Brandenburg region of Germany...
Pig/Poultry
6,000 chickens killed in a fire in Co. Tyrone
Around 6,000 chickens have been killed in an overnight fire at a farm in Dungannon, Co. Tyrone. The Northern Ireland...
World News
China bans German pork imports after African swine fever case
China has said it will ban any imports of German pork after a case of African swine fever (ASF) was...
Agri-Business
Germany confirms its first case of African swine fever
Germany has confirmed its first case of African swine fever (ASF) in a wild boar found dead in Brandenburg close...
N.Ireland
2,000 pigs die after blaze breaks out on Co. Down farm
Up to 2,000 pigs are believed to have died in a large blaze that broke out on a farm last...
Agri-Business
Cranswick’s Co. Antrim plant to reopen following 2-week closure
Cranswick Country Foods factory in Cullybackey, Co. Antrim, has reopened two weeks after authorities ordered it to close following an...
Agri-Business
Talks begin to mitigate impact of pig factory closure
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has warned “action needs to be taken” to prevent the closure of a pig processing...
Pig/Poultry
Pig producers benefit from modest price increases
Scottish pig farmers have benefited from a remarkable occurrence of weekly modest price increases for more than six months, according...
Agri-Business
Research: Covid-19 can potentially spread over 8m in meat processing facilities
Research based on the outbreak of Covid-19 at the Tonnies meat processing facility in Germany has suggested that Covid-19 can...
Agri-Business
Cranswick sees lockdown sales soar 25%
UK pork giant Cranswick has seen sales soar over the first quarter of the year due to an increase in...
Agri-Business
Belfast study shows even minimal mycotoxin levels impact broiler performance
Breakthrough nutritional research carried out in Belfast has unveiled a direct link between even minimal levels of mycotoxins and poultry...
Pig/Poultry
AHDB midweek meals campaign leads to £12.4 million pork sales boost
Nine out of 10 of people who saw the latest AHDB promotional campaign said it showed pork as a healthy...
Pig/Poultry
Small-scale pig keepers invited to take African swine fever survey
The UK government has launched a survey aimed at small-scale pig keepers today (July 20) as it steps up its...
Beef
EU predicts drop in meat consumption for 2020
The European Commission is predicting a fall in meat consumption for 2020, due to changes in consumer demand during the...
Pig/Poultry
4 more cases of African swine fever confirmed in Poland
The risk of African swine fever to the UK has been kept at ‘medium’ and farmers advised to remain vigilant...
Agri-Business
NI real-time pig software shortlisted for a digital transformation award
Innovative software designed in Northern Ireland to drive efficiency in the local pig industry has been shortlisted for a prestigious...
