BBCNEWS BBC News at Ten June 4, 2024 21:19:00
So volatile, so stressful. i get up in the morning and sometimes i wonder why am i doing that? as this graph shows, farmers�* costs have risen even faster than food or general prices, which mean something�*s got to give — prices must rise or some farmers will go bust. livestock farmers are under the same pressures, plus last year thousands of pigs were destroyed thanks to a post—brexit shortage of butchers and abattoir workers. many are now cutting herd sizes. we sell about 3,500 pigs a week... tom allen, in oxfordshire, says he�*s losing £30 to £40 per pig, which means he�*s dow...