The NPA has set out the case to Defra for a comprehensive pig sector support package, as the industry looks to survive its second market crisis in the space of a few years.  The NPA’s proposals include short-term financial aid to reflect the extremely low prices some pig producers are receiving and the current supply and demand balance, along with some longer-term measures to deliver future stability for the sector. Defra minister Stephen Morgan asked the NPA to develop a detailed support package in July, after he met key figures from the association to discuss the serious impact on producers…