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An emergency summit hoping to find solutions to the pig sector's worsening crisis will take place on Thursday at Defra's headquarters, it has been confirmed.

Defra is convening a Britsh pig industry crisis summit on Thursday to address ongoing problems in the sector.

Defra ministers have agreed to convene an emergency supply chain summit in response to a deepening crisis on East Anglia's pig farms.

The UK government has agreed to host an emergency summit in a bid to find solutions to the worsening crisis in the pig industry. Defra farm minister

The government has agreed to convene an emergency summit of the entire pig supply chain as the sector's crisis deepens.

Defra has approved a new humane method for the killing of piglets as part of efforts to tackle the backlog of pigs on farms. New regulations will allow

Government has been told to convene an emergency summit of the entire pig supply chain amid a 'deteriorating' on-farm backlog.

National Farmers' Union (NFU) president Minette Batters discussed the concerns of north Norfolk farmers during a visit to Raynham Hall near Fakenham.

The British pig sector is on the brink of collapse with more than 170,000 slaughter-ready pigs backed up on farms, warn farm leaders.

The British pig sector is on the brink of collapse with more than 170,000 slaughter-ready pigs backed up on farms, warn farm leaders.