Lower feed prices and improved value chains should fuel a strong second half of 2023 for the global poultry industry, according to a new report by Rabobank.
With many smaller abattoirs forced to close, is it time for the meat inspection process in the UK to change in support of independents – and what is the government already doing to help?
NFU president says an “urgent review” of the ETII is needed to avoid essential and vulnerable food producing sectors facing “a cliff edge” when the Energy Bill Relief Scheme ends later this month.
A project to tackle pollution on UK farms is one way in which the UK’s largest egg supplier Noble Foods is hoping to lead the way on sustainability, with insights into the project to be shared at tomorrow’s free webinar from Food Manufacture.
The Government needs to address major issues around the meat supply chain as Brexit approaches, the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) has revealed.
New registrations to the Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board’s (AHDB’s) meat education programme (MEP) have increased by 50% since the coronavirus lockdown.
2 Sisters has revealed that a “small number” of workers across different departments have tested positive for COVID-19 at its meat factory site Willand in Cullompton, Devon.
Avara Foods' former Cherry Valley Foods duck processing and agricultural operations are facing closure, threatening 300 jobs at Caistor in Lincolnshire.
The British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) has warned that unless retailers reinstate their full range of meat products, there will be an abundance of other cuts leading to falling prices for producers.
Meat factory workers at Moy Park’s Portadown plant and ABP's Lurgan facility in Northern Ireland walked out over concerns about social distancing yesterday (25 March), trade union Unite has said.
The cost of pig meat production in the UK rose by 8% in 2018 to £1.47 per kg, according to a report by the Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board (AHDB).
Meat production in the UK makes the best use of the country’s agricultural land and greatly aids biodiversity and countryside management, according to British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) chief executive Nick Allen.
A no-deal Brexit would result in shortages in food packaging, fresh food and up to three months of disruption at French ports, according to a leaked Government document.
UK workers’ union Unite has called on the government to provide clarity over the potential for a trade deal that could allow US meat products into the country.
Poultry processor Avara Foods has halved wastage on one of its production lines, thanks to a new automated system provided by machinery supplier Sparc.
2 Sisters Food Group is benefiting from parent company Boparan Holdings’ turnaround plan, as it reports its first like-for-like quarterly pre-tax profit for two-and-a-half years.
Meat trade representatives have expressed 'relief' that EU Member States have agreed the UK’s listed status to export live animals and animal products as a third country in a no-deal Brexit scenario.
The Government has been warned against a “race to the bottom” in food standards, following the US ambassador’s suggestion that the UK embrace practices such as chlorine-washed chicken.
2 Sisters owner Ranjit Boparan’s investment firm has gained planning permission to build a chicken farm in Wiltshire, despite local concerns over its environmental and economic impact.
Bernard Matthews group technical director Jeremy Hall has set out his mission to make poultry the meat of choice over the next 10 years by preventing campylobacter food poisoning.
Plunging exports have knocked the poultry industry’s confidence, with UK bird flu outbreaks likely to have contributed to the drop, according to the British Poultry Council (BPC).
