More price information on pigs from BPEX
BPEX is to expand the range of historical pig price reporting to include an all new GB Standard Pig Price (SPP). Data will be collected from a wide ranging sample of processors in Great Britain and will measure the average weekly price for standard commercial pigs. This will cover all pigs except those that attract an explicit premium for a specific attribute such as breed, feeding regime or a production system such as Freedom Foods....
How the poultry industry contributes £3.3 billion to UK plc
The British poultry industry makes a £3.3bn gross value added contribution to UK GDP and supports 73,200 jobs, a new analysis by Oxford Economics has revealed. For every £1 billion it contributes in gross value added, the industry generates a further £1.3 billion to the rest of the UK economy. In total, the industry supports £1bn in total tax payable to the Exchequer. ‘Economic Impact Assessment: the British Poultry Industry 2013’ is...
Meat Purchasing Guide now features pork
EBLEX has launched edition six of its highly acclaimed Meat Purchasing Guide. As well as providing a comprehensive specification and coding system for almost 500 Quality Standard Mark beef, veal, lamb and mutton cuts, the Guide also now includes 96 pork cuts developed by BPEX. The addition of the pork cuts further enhances the Guide’s usefulness to both caterers and suppliers alike and brings consistency and uniformity to the market....
Lady champion crowned in National Meat Product Competition
Over 50 butchers travelled the length and breadth of the country to showcase 300 products at the National Meat Products Competition but it was Alison Maloney of Maloney’s Country Butchers & Bakers who took the Supreme Champion title with her delicious pork pie. Alison whose father started the family business was overjoyed to hear of her success but it will come as no surprise to Maloney’s customers who already rate the winning pie...
MEATUP to include new content in 2015
MEATUP, the biennial trade exhibition exclusively dedicated to the UK meat industry, has advised that there will be important new changes to the show in 2015. Located at the National Agricultural Centre, Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire on June 30th and July 1st, two new seminar theatres will be located within the main body of the show and an emphasis placed on including top speakers for a series of presentations over the two days...
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