UK prepares veterinarians for new export requirements

To date, no Act lays down the minimum requirements necessary for the uniform application of the article requiring farms to receive animal health visits.

UK secures ‘listed status’ to continue live animal and meat exports to the EU.

In the interest of improving animal welfare, UK government unveils plans to end excessively long journeys for animals exported for slaughter and fattening.

RUMA reports antibiotic usage in the UK pig sector has dropped by 60%, but aims to further reduce use by 2024.

Legislation setting out how farmers and land managers in England will be rewarded in future with public money for “public goods” passes into law.

The United Kingdom imports 60% of its pig meat. This has implications for both how the market responds to coronavirus related national lockdowns and the upcoming end of the Brexit transition period.

Clean pig slaughterings in the United Kingdom reached 964,000 head in July 2020.

Foodservice closures and logistical challenges have not thwarted pigmeat demand. Heavy carcass weights increased production.

For the first time China accounted for more than half of UK fresh and frozen pork exports in April. Overall export was up, and import prices remained higher than last year.