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Officials say strain of African swine fever suggests it may have come from a laboratory

The BBC has removed a clip from a Radio 4 podcast which included the claim that ‘100,000 pigs is not a big pig farm anymore’

The UK Government has been urged to ensure import controls are robust, after Spain confirmed its first case of African swine fever (ASF) since 1994

A decline in feed costs has led to a drop in the cost of production whilst prices hold steady

The group is asking farmers to join campaign to get livestock sector included in eligible occupations list

There is good reason to be positive about the future of the pig industry, say Heidi Dekker-Woljung and Mark Jagger of Pilgrim's Europe

Pig feed costs make up an estimated 61% of total costs, according to the AHDB

It follows the legislation coming into force in the dairy sector, with all pig contracts to be compliant in August 2026

Following outbreaks of ASF, nearly 13,000 domestic pigs have been culled or were set to be culled across Viljandi, Tartu and Rapla counties

For one Yorkshire pig farmer, gaining control of the supply chain was key in driving her free-range pig enterprise forward and diversifying into a butchery, farm shop and cafe