Farming has been at the centre of British politics today with NFU members and staff taking the industry to the heart of London, in recognition of Back British Farming Day.
MPs were urged to wear specially designed British wheat lapel badges to Prime Minister’s Questions and to sign the NFU’s post-Brexit pledge, an initiative which drew support from Defra Secretary of State, Andrea Leadsom, and Defra farming minister, George Eustice. Read more
On one side of the world, vast and icy warehouses packed to the rafters with frozen pork thrum quietly away in every corner of China. On the other side of the world, a cargo ship sets off from Dover loaded with more carcasses to add to the shelves.
The ship, which will sail from Dover to Gibraltar, from Gibraltar to Suez and then across the Indian Ocean to China is one of many such vessels; so far this year, some 21,000 tons of British pork have been shipped to China, up 73pc on the previous year. Read more
The traditional British fry up has made a come back as people shrug off processed meat health fears to eat bacon – but only for breakfast.
Bacon featured in 87 million more breakfasts in the UK during the past year, up by 14.3pc on last year, according to Kantar Worldpanel data. Read more
The much-loved bacon sandwich needs no hagiography from me, the holy trinity of bread, salty fatty pork and piquant sauce being a bona fide national institution. Indeed, so central a part does it play in British culture that it’s impossible to imagine any other dish which so reliably raises the national spirits in times of trouble – devoured by hungry builders, peckish pensioners and footsore royal wedding goers with equal enthusiasm, it’s the simple pleasure which unites the country. And if you don’t eat pork, I’m sorry. Trust me, if you did, you’d love bacon sandwiches just as much as the rest of us. Read more
The largest coalition of food producers in the UK’s history has come together for the first time to call for tariff-free access to the Single Market and continued access to a competent and reliable workforce in order for British food and farming to flourish post-Brexit. Read more
Japanese pork imports increased by just under 13% during the first six months of this year with the extra trade shared by both EU and non-EU suppliers, according to AHDB Pork.
The EU-based market share grew more strongly during the half-year, advancing by 31% from 123,500 tonnes in the same period in 2015 to 161,400 tonnes in H1, 2016. Read more
An 86-year-old woman in Altrincham, England was robbed while withdrawing a large sum of money from an ATM outside a grocery store. To the robber’s surprise, their intended victim wasn’t as feeble and vulnerable as she may have appeared and actually managed to defend herself. But the octogenarian didn’t fight the attacker off with her fists. No, she was saved thanks to one of the items in her shopping bag – Bacon! Read more
Large Chinese import demand and stalling supplies will continue to support global pork prices throughout the third quarter of 2016, despite the current “wildcards” of Brexit and feed costs, according to Rabobank.
While warning that feed costs and the Brexit effect on currency exchange rates could “negatively impact” the projected upswing in global pork prices, Rabobank’s animal protein analyst, Albert Vernooij, said the forecast was for a further rise in the Rabobank five-nation hog price index in Q3, supporting margins across the globe. Read more
Available only for a limited time, the Kentucky Pulled Pork Burger is filled with pulled pork, coleslaw and barbecue sauce on a brioche bun.
KFC customers say they’re confused after the fast food restaurant famous for its fried chicken today launched a limited edition pork burger. Read more
Much of the debate surrounding the UK’s referendum on the European Union has focused on giving “Britain back to the British”, but one aspect of British industry could be set to suffer at the hands of a Brexit leave vote.
The European Union currently provides regulations that protect traditional and regional products from being imitated throughout the area. Read more