Pig numbers in England have fallen to their lowest levels in over a decade as the impact of last year's reduction in breeding sows filtered through the supply chain. Latest Defra livestock population...
Pig numbers in England have fallen to their lowest levels in over a decade as the impact of last year's reduction in breeding sows filtered through the supply chain. Latest Defra livestock population...
Pressure remains on pig prices, but there is some hope that tightening European supply could support the British market
With many challenges hanging over the pig sector in the UK, Alex Black spoke to Sofina Foods' Graham Wilkinson about its new programme to collaborate with farmers
In the Animal Welfare Strategy published at the end of last year, Defra committed to ‘banning the use of CO2 gas stunning of pigs, subject to a consultation’