Meat
UK production of red meat has remained reasonably stable despite the health scares of the 1990s. The red meat slaughter sector alone employs just over 100,000. Figures for beef, pork, bacon and lamb on this website are taken from the MLC’s 2006 edition of ‘A pocketful of meat facts’.
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(03-07-2008)
A bacon producer is celebrating after being named a Welsh finalist in the British Small Business Championship Awards (BSBC).
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(18-06-2008)
Do you have a burning question about pigs? The experts at BPEX are now on hand to help answer any query.
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(17-06-2008)
The ongoing struggles of the pork sector has claimed another victim, with Wylye Valley Foods shutting its doors.
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(17-06-2008)
Farming leaders are calling for further increases in farmgate prices for beef and lamb to safeguard long-term sustainability of the sectors.
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(13-06-2008)
A leading feed manufacturer has announced it is to sell its pig marketing operations in the face of increasing sector consolidation.
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(12-06-2008)
A pet porker's precious pinkies have been protected thanks to some ingenious thinking from a sausage producer.
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(12-06-2008)
HCC – Meat Promotion Wales is taking to the road with a message for schoolchildren all over Wales - it’s Cool2Cook.
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(12-06-2008)
Pig bosses are searching for a worthy champion for the industry with the launch of this year's David Black Award.
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(10-06-2008)
A leading meat business is investing in its future with a significant plan to increase capacity.
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(04-06-2008)
Scottish lamb has seen a resurgence of popularity with consumers, meat bosses have claimed.