The Trump inspired trade war between the US and China could offer opportunities for EU pork producers according to Iain McDonald, economics analyst with Quality Meat Scotland. Mr McDonald said it was an example of the ’significant trade volatility which can affect agricultural commodities when measures are aimed at unrelated industries’. The recent trade conflict…
Read more: Opportunities for EU pork as Trump trade war hots upTo assist members of the veterinary profession and public to better understand farm assurance schemes on the basis of animal health and welfare, the British Veterinary Association has developed a farm assurance schemes policy position, setting out seven guiding principles. Farm assurance schemes enable customers to make sustainable and ethically informed choices about the food…
Read more: BVA’s seven farm assurance principlesAs a Trainee Pork Butcher working at Waterall’s Moor Market Shop, you’ll be learning one of the oldest crafts in the world. We provide an exceptional level of training and support, to give you all the skills, knowledge and behaviours needed for your rewarding career in the butchery/Deli field. We offer the opportunity for a…
Read more: We are recruiting for a Trainee ButcherIf you or someone you know loves pork, we’re sure you do otherwise why would you be reading this?! Then you need to get your hands on one of these pork books…
Read more: Top Pork Books To Get Your Mouth WateringPig prices have continued their recent surge with the SPP up by 1.43p to 153.13p, weekly contribution prices are also tending to improve and spot pigs remain in very short supply and it is quite hard to sell an empty pen, but where there were a few spare pigs about prices were in the 160p/kg…
Read more: Pig Prices Continue Recent Upward SurgeDuring the 12 weeks ended 18 June, the primary pork volume sales decreased by 3 per cent on a year-on-year basis, according to the latest data from Kantar Worldpanel. However, a 5 per cent increase in the average retail price meant that overall spend was up by 2 per cent, writes Rebecca Oborne, AHDB Analyst.
Read more: Bacon Performing Well; Roasts Continue to DeclineThe UK is unprepared for the most complex ever change to its food system, which will be required before Brexit, according to a new briefing paper published by SPRU, the Science Policy Research Unit at the University of Sussex.
Read more: UK Not Ready for Brexit’s Impact on Food, Report WarnsBacon is a rather personal taste, and people get really defensive about it—whether someone likes it extra crispy or thick and fatty says a lot about who they are as a person. But regardless of preferences, when the World Health Organisation linked the consumption of processed meats to cancer in 2015, people freaked out and starting spewing a lot of nonsense…
Read more: Bacon Myths, Busted: Contrary to popular belief, it’s not that bad for youDemand for UK pigs continues to reflect the weather (hot) and, although the SPP only moved up by 0.15p to stand at 162.43p, spot prices have continued to reach for the sky with bids generally between 172p/kg and 175p/kg according to spec, with no shortage of takers, writes Peter Crichton in his latest “Traffic Light”…
Read more: Demand for UK Pigs Continues to Reflect Hot WeatherHow does pork fit into a healthy diet? For the answer, more than reading between the lines, you need to read between the slogans. On one side there is “Eat More Bacon,” a cheer embraced by those rebelling against mainstream health advice who have either bought into an alternative all-you-can-eat approach to saturated fat or…
Read more: Is pork good for you? It’s complicated
