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The pig sector is heading for significant disruption this autumn, with a relatively high proportion of producers considering quitting the industry as a result, according to…
Higher domestic productivity contributed to increased export volumes and lower imports over the first half of this year. Despite dropping back slightly in Q2, UK pigmeat…
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Pig sector heading for significant disruption this autumn, NPA survey shows
0The pig sector is heading for significant disruption this autumn, with a relatively high proportion of producers considering quitting the industry as a result, according to a revealing NPA member survey. The survey has shone more light on how the industry has been affected by the unprecedented wave of notices served on independent producers by leading processors and appears to confirm the sector is heading for a further contraction. It also highlighted uncertainty around pig contracts ahead of the mid-August deadline for the Fair Dealing Obligations (Pigs) Regulations. The survey, completed by around 50 NPA members during July, was voluntary,…