Content related to the sectors: pork

4 November 2026

Water licensing, authorisations and catchment management

Find out about water abstraction licensing and authorisations across the UK.

29 October 2026

Update from the Pork Sector Council Chair (October 2026)

Glen Nimmo shares an update on the sector council’s priorities as well as thoughts on the Standard Pig Price and pre-slaughter stunning technology.

29 October 2026

UK Budget 2026: What you need to know

The UK Chancellor John Healey delivered his maiden budget today with a focus on the cost of living and broader inflationary pressures faced by businesses and households. Whilst not an agriculture-focused Budget, several notable announcements have implications for farm profitability, labour costs and investment decisions.

30 October 2026

Bringing the pork industry together to drive ASF preparedness

Find out how the British pig industry is continuing to strengthen its preparedness for African swine fever.

23 October 2026

Too hot to BBQ? How consumers adapted to a scorching summer 2026

Summer 2026 was one of the hottest on record. At the same time, cost-of-living concerns started to rise again. Despite this, meat, fish and poultry (MFP) outperformed total grocery performance.

21 October 2026

Red meat retail performance - 4 October 2026

In the 12 weeks to 4 October 2026, red meat retail volumes declined overall (-1.9% year-on-year).

28 October 2026

AHDB helps British red meat take pride of place in shopwindow to the world

British red meat took pride of place at SIAL, this year’s largest international trade show.

2 November 2026

Economic outlook: what it means for levy payers

Farm businesses are expected to continue to face pressure from high operating costs, labour cost inflation, policy uncertainty and weather-related challenges, which are likely to constrain profitability and investment decisions.

16 October 2026

Latest Agri Market Outlooks expect tightening supplies to continue to shape markets

Our updated Agri Market Outlooks for the beef and lamb, dairy and pork sectors highlight the continued influence of tightening livestock supplies.

27 October 2026

Review of the AHDB Environmental Baselining Pilot (EBP) methodology and assessment of its strengths and weaknesses as a means of farm level measurement

Since 2024, AHDB with support from Quality Meat Scotland and more recently Hybu Cig Cymru has been delivering an Environment Baselining Pilot (EBP) across beef and lamb, cereals and oilseeds, dairy and pork sectors in England, Scotland and Wales.

16 October 2026

Red Meat foodservice performance – 6 September 2026

Updated performance for beef, pork and lamb in the out of home market, updated quarterly

12 October 2026

London Economics to deliver African swine fever economic impact assessment

We’ve appointed London Economics to undertake an updated economic impact assessment of a potential African swine fever (ASF) outbreak in Great Britain.