Content related to the sectors: pork

30 August 2024

Food security and the externalities of food consumption

Based on the 1996 World Food Summit, food security is defined when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life.

30 August 2024

England pig population: female breeding herd falls to smallest on record

The latest Defra release shows that the pig population in England stood at 3.68 million head as of 01 June 2024.

1 December 2025

Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust

The Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust awards life-changing scholarships that enable successful applicants to broaden their horizons through study and international travel.

30 August 2024

Training on offer for those wanting to progress in pig industry

Tony Bayles, AHDB’s Engagement and Training Manager, explains what training is on offer for the pork sector and how you can get involved.

28 August 2024

EU pig prices: supply and demand dance a fine line

Although European reference prices generally see more volatility than the UK, there has been minimal movement for several months.

27 August 2024

Top US chef cooks up interest in quality British pork and lamb

Betty Fraser joined AHDB at the California Restaurant Show in Los Angeles to showcase British pork and lamb.

9 April 2026

Exports

Advice, tools, resource and information to help UK businesses achieve export success.

22 May 2026

Start exporting

Advice, tools, resource and information to equip UK businesses that are new to exporting.

3 April 2025

Crop Nutrient Management Partnership

We update the Nutrient Management Guide (RB209) in partnership with many organisations. The partnership includes a Steering Group supported by three Technical Working Groups (TWGs). The partnership coordinates the research and knowledge exchange it funds to generate independent, scientifically robust and practical data on crop nutrient management for the UK.

22 August 2024

Meal deal madness: food-to-go market expected to grow by 40% by 2028

Food-to-go has seen continued growth in 2024. Over £48.2bn was spent on food in the out-of-home market, an increase of 14% year-on-year (Kantar Out-of-home, 52 w/e 9 June 2024).

22 August 2024

UK pork trade: H1 2024 exports lowest in 9 years

UK exports have witnessed some challenges this year, with tight domestic supplies resulting in higher product pricing compared with other players on the global market.

19 February 2026

Discuss the undiscussabull

Join our Roots to Resilience workshops in October to discover 10 tools for talking about tough issues.