AHDB reported that UK pig meat exports have continued to strengthen year-on-year (YoY), totalling 156,400t in the first six months of 2025. This is a 5.2% (7,700t) increase on 2024 and up 3.0% (4,500t ...

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) urged the UK Government to take action to protect the UK from devastating livestock ...

RSPCA Assured has also published survey findings to mark Back British Farming Day. It revealed that 62% of UK shoppers would spend more and buy British higher-welfare labelled products – such as ...

There is still time – just – to apply for a place on AHDB’s Pork Sector Council. The levy body is seeking a new member for the council, ideally with with experience of pig production. The closing date ...

Merchants’ ex-farm buying-in straw prices (£/t) supplied by the British Hay & Straw Merchants Association. Trade comment: Spring barley is proving better than expected and, although wheat is variable, ...

The EU-spec SPP has dropped back, losing 0.11p to stand at 207.36p/kg, during the week ended September 6. Although a much smaller fall than the previous week’s 0.58 reduction, this is the first time ...

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has appointed Mark Haighton as its new pork sector director, taking ...

The NPA has called on the government to ‘step up’ and act immediately on the damning findings of a report by the Environment, ...

The report highlights that illegal meat imports, which have been increasing for a number of years under a succession of ...

Steve Reed and Daniel Zeichner, who have held held the roles of Defra secretary and farming minister since the current ...