1. EU pig herd expansion needs to “stop or decline” to support prices

    · By Debra · Posted in News

    Supply discipline is going to be key to the performance of the global pork market next year, warns today’s quarterly pork report from Rabobank. “Prospects for 2017 are weak, with global trade expected to stabilise and with all the main producers in expansion mode,” said Rabobank’s animal protein analyst, Albert Vernooij, adding that this will…

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  2. NFU Calls for Grocery Adjudicator Role to be Extended

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    A Government review into the Grocery Code Adjudicator (GCA) should look at extending the role to cover more of the supply chain, the National Farmers Union (NFU) has said. This follows an announcement that the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has agreed to launch an industry call for evidence of unfair trading practices,…

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  3. New marketing tool gets “positive feedback” from EU farmers

    · By Debra · Posted in News

    Copa-Cogeca has given its backing to a new online tool which it says will help farmers across Europe become better at marketing their produce. Commenting at Expo Milano on the online Farm Inc project, Copa vice-president, Maira Dzelzkaleja (pictured above), said her organisation had received “positive feedback” on the project, including from national governments and…

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