Pork

British Pig Industry Faces Collapse Amid Butcher Shortage

Britain's pig industry has said that it faces collapse after an exodus of east European workers led to a shortage of butchers and a backlog in slaughtering...

Pig Farmers In Thailand Angered By Havoc From Suspected African Swine Fever

This month, officials identified the first case of ASF in Jintana's province of Nakhon Pathom, after years of saying it was not in Thailand, unleashing a p...

Italy Takes Further Measures To Contain Swine Fever Outbreak: ANSA

Italy has introduced further measures in two northern regions to contain a recent African swine fever outbreak, including the immediate slaughter of pigs a...

China Sees 5.4% Decline In Meat Imports In 2021

China's imports of meat fell 5.4% in 2021 from the year before, customs data showed, as a surge in domestic supply of pork cut demand for overseas supplies...

German Farmers Give Up Pig Keeping As Prices And Demand Low

The number of pigs on German farms in November 2021 fell by 9.4% on the year to around 2.45 million animals, Germany’s national statistics office has...

Wild Boar Cull Key To Fight African Swine Fever In Germany: Minister

Cutting the numbers of wild boar will be critical in combating the pig disease African swine fever (ASF) in Germany, the country's newly-appointed junior a...

China To Levy Higher Tariffs On Pork Imports In 2022

China will raise import tariffs on most pork products next year as the world's top producer rapidly expanded domestic production and reduced its needs for...

France, China Agree Regional Approach To Pig Disease And Trade

France has signed an agreement with main export customer China to ensure pork trade can continue even if an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) occurs.