THE UK government has struck a new deal with CF Fertilisers that will ensure poultry processors continue to have a supply of CO2 gas, essential for humanely stunning birds before slaughter. Rising global gas prices led to CF Fertilisers shutting down production at its...
2020 has been a year of disruption like no other in recent years. Uncertainty triggered by the Brexit referendum in 2016 pales in significance to the chaos caused by the covid-19 pandemic. To mark the end of the year, we asked a cross-section of senior poultry...
THE BRITISH POULTRY COUNCIL (BPC) is seeking an urgent exemption for seasonal poultry workers from quarantine restrictions who typically travel each year from Eastern European countries to support the sector. According to the BPC, ‘at least’ 1,000 people travel in...
THE British Poultry Council (BPC) has warned that the UK’s industry ‘cannot afford’ any disruption to the trade of fresh poultrymeat. Government minister Michael Gove recently outlined a ‘reasonable worst-case scenario’ to trade organisations. It suggested there could...
