Content related to the sectors: pork

1 April 2020

Offal remains an acquired taste

Offal contributed just over £27m to GB grocery this past year

3 March 2026

GrowSave

Welcome to the new home of GrowSave – a knowledge exchange programme with the aim of helping farmers and growers save energy.

8 March 2022

Mastitis, metritis and agalactia (MMA) in sows

Find out how to prevent, diagnose and treat MMA in sows

16 March 2020

Budget March 2020 – headlines for UK agriculture

In the first budget since the 2019 general election, the agricultural sector retained red diesel subsidies, for another year at least, despite them being scrapped for most sectors.

3 September 2025

Real Welfare

We no longer fund or operate the Pig Health Scheme and Real Welfare programmes.

1 May 2025

Husbandry and welfare of pigs

Important information about pig welfare, tail biting and environmental enrichment

13 July 2021

Pig prices post a modest increase

The SPP rose a little in the latest week ended 7 March, with the EU-spec price reaching 163.05p/kg.

13 July 2021

No-deal pig meat import tariffs released

The government has announced the proposed tariff regime that would apply under a no-deal Brexit.

13 July 2021

No Deal sow prices could still be higher than early this year

Here, we update our analysis on the potential effect of a No Deal Brexit on cull sow prices.

18 December 2024

What moves the SPP?

Given that so many GB pig contracts reference the SPP, what causes it to move at all?

14 July 2021

Farmers are committed to farming, animal welfare, and concerned about plastics according to Defra survey

Defra has released its Farm Practices Survey, conducted in the autumn.

11 March 2020

UK EU negotiating mandates compared

Negotiations between the EU and UK formally began on March 2 2020. Both sides have published a mandate for their respective negotiating objectives