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European Commission activates exceptional measures to further support farmers in crisis
The European Commission has announced today an additional package of exceptional measures using all the tools made available in the Common…
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EU to introduce measures to help struggling farmers
The European Union is expected to be introducing measures to help farmers cope with lower revenues as the Presidents of the UK's farming unions…
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Seven new young brains enter the pig industry through scholarship
The scholarship scheme aimed at attracting and retaining the best young brains in the pig industry has attracted another seven students. The seven…
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Decline in household penetration main driver in pork volume declines
The difficulties which pork has experienced at retail level continued in the 12 weeks ending 31 January, according to the latest Kantar Worldpanel…
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Pig prices fell steadily throughout 2015
Global pig prices have fallen steadily throughout 2015, following an exceptionally high year for prices in 2014. Based on the prices of the four…
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Pig survey shows decline in total pig herd fell 4% in December 2015
DEFRA figures from the 1 December 2015 pig survey show a surprising decline in the total pig herd, with reported numbers falling 4% to 3.53 million…
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Pig association lobbies for British animal welfare standards in school canteens
Liz Truss has reiterated the Government's commitment to hospitals, schools, prisons and other publicly-funded institutions serving British rather…
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Pig farmers appeal to retailers to help them survive
Pig farmers are appealing to retailers to help them survive their worst period of low prices for over half a decade. The National Pig Association…
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NI agri statistics: Total milk output 2.3bn litres in 2015, 2.7% higher than in 2014
The results of the December 2015 agricultural survey have been released by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. This survey provides…
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Farmer shelf watch shows that retailers must go further to support pig industry
With UK pig prices at an eight-year low, some of Scotland’s major retailers must go further to support the Scottish pig sector through troubled…
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