Pig/Poultry
Avian influenza has potential to impact 2016 poultry market - Rabobank
The threat of avian influenza (AI) remains a real ‘wild card’ which has the potential to impact supply, trade and...
Pig/Poultry
N.Ireland
Pork exports from Northern Ireland to China get provisional green light
Northern Ireland has been provisionally recommended for approval to export pork products to China, according to the north’s agriculture minister...
Pig/Poultry
New ready-to-use vaccine available for two pig diseases
A new ready-to-use combination vaccine to combat pig diseases, is being hailed by its manufacturer as the first of its...
Pig/Poultry
'Highly pathogenic' case of bird flu confirmed in France
A case of avian influenza also known as bird flu has been confirmed in Dordogne, France following an abnormal death, according...
Pig/Poultry
US soya growers just don't understand EU opposition to GM
GM technology is helping soya growers in the US to deliver more for less, according to Eugene Philhower, from the...
Agri-Business
As world meat consumption grows, poultry will be the big winner
Figures from the FAO/OECD show that worldwide meat consumption is set to grow and the main increase will be for...
Pig/Poultry
Exchange rates drive limited growth in pork market - Rabobank
The global pork market will continue its slow recovery in the fourth quarter of 2015 with the main driver of...
Pig/Poultry
Pork sector: First signs of a decline in the EU reproductive herd
As a consequence of the below average pigmeat prices, the first signs of a decline in the reproductive herd can...
Pig/Poultry
A dozen facts about eggs on World Egg Day
Scrambled, boiled, poached or fried, how do you like your eggs? Today, October 9, is World Egg Day. The first...
Pig/Poultry
Drop in Chinese pig herd will impact entire global market - Rabobank
The drop in the Chinese pig herd will impact the entire global pork market from now and into 2016, according...
N.Ireland
400 piglets and 32 sows killed in Co. Tyrone farm fire
Some 400 piglets and 32 sows have been killed in a fire on a Co. Tyrone farm, according to the...
N.Ireland
Second pig farm in Northern Ireland to have output of 40,000 pigs
Plans have been submitted for a new pig farm in Northern Ireland which could see over 40,000 pigs going through...
Pig/Poultry
Exchange rate hits EU pork producers as prices fall
EU pork prices dropped in the second quarter (Q2) of 2015, with limited exchange rate movements a factor in the...
Pig/Poultry
170,000 birds to be culled after bird flu confirmed on UK farm
Some 170,000 birds are to be culled on a UK poultry farm after a case of avian influenza (bird flu)...
Pig/Poultry
UK consumers buy more poultry than other meat
In 2014, UK consumers bought more poultry than any other meat product, a report by the British Poultry Council has...
Pig/Poultry
10 golden rules for the EU poultry industry
The ongoing turbulent outlook for the EU poultry industry will further challenge the position of individual poultry companies, according to...
Pig/Poultry
EU pig numbers could be starting to fall
There are tentative indications that the EU pig herd is starting to decline, according to Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board...
Pig/Poultry
Locals object to farm plans for 30,000 pigs
A planning application has been submitted in the North to create a 23-acre pig farm which could house 30,000 pigs. If...
