{"id":683552,"date":"2026-07-10T03:37:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T03:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/683552\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T03:37:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T03:37:15","slug":"uk-industry-calls-for-livestock-strategy-to-match-eu-ambition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/683552\/","title":{"rendered":"UK industry calls for livestock strategy to match EU ambition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brussels backs \u20ac400bn sector with food security and competitiveness plan<\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepigsite.com\/assets\/svg\/feathericons\/calendar.svg\" class=\"feather-icon pe-2\" alt=\"calendar icon\"\/> 10 July 2026<\/p>\n<p>                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepigsite.com\/assets\/svg\/feathericons\/clock.svg\" class=\"feather-icon pe-2\" alt=\"clock icon\"\/><br \/>\n                    1 minute read<\/p>\n<p>The British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) has <a href=\"https:\/\/britishmeatindustry.org\/eu-says-livestock-is-a-strategic-asset-the-uk-should-take-notice\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">called on the UK government<\/a> to adopt a supportive approach to its livestock sector after the European Commission published its new <a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/commission\/presscorner\/detail\/en\/ip_26_1522\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Livestock Strategy<\/a> this week. The strategy positions farming as a strategic asset central to food security and economic resilience.<\/p>\n<p>Accompanied by a Protein Strategy, which aims to reduce dependence on imported feed, the Livestock Strategy sets out a long-term vision covering competitiveness, innovation, animal welfare and international market promotion. The European Commission describes the sector as essential to strategic autonomy, noting it supports around seven million jobs and contributes approximately \u20ac400 billion annually to the European economy.<\/p>\n<p>The BMPA noted that while the UK is no longer part of the EU, Europe remains its largest export market for many livestock products, and regulatory changes in Brussels carry consequences beyond the bloc&#8217;s borders.<\/p>\n<p>One development the BMPA flagged as particularly significant for pig producers is the Commission&#8217;s confirmation that new animal welfare legislation for pigs will be brought forward next year. Imported products will be required to meet equivalent standards, meaning UK pig meat exporters will be watching the proposals closely. If changes to CO\u2082 stunning rules are included, as some in the industry anticipate, the implications for processors on both sides of the Channel could be substantial.<\/p>\n<p>The BMPA said the strategy&#8217;s broader tone marked a shift from years in which European livestock policy had been viewed primarily through an environmental lens, and called for a similar vision to be adopted for UK livestock.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Brussels backs \u20ac400bn sector with food security and competitiveness plan 10 July 2026 1 minute read The British&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":683553,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[59,57,58,50,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-683552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-kingdom","tag-gb","tag-great-britain","tag-greatbritain","tag-news","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/683552","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=683552"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/683552\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/683553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=683552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=683552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=683552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}