Pig industry facing 'biggest crisis' for 25 years, says Norfolk farmer
About 40,000 pigs have been culled and "thrown away" because of a lack of butchers to process them.
Source: bbc.com
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Defra revises slaughter scheme to help ease pig crisis
Defra has removed two key barriers that had prevented uptake of a slaughter scheme designed to ease the backlog of pigs on UK farms. In November last
Source: fwi.co.uk
Fears raised that pig crisis recovery could spark bank woes | East Anglian Daily Times
The dire plight of pig farmers has resulted in culls across farmyards as they struggle to balance the books - and down the line more problems could surface
Source: eadt.co.uk
Defra makes change to slaughter scheme in 'boost' to pig sector
Pig producers have welcomed moves by the government to make changes to the Slaughter Incentive Payment Scheme (SIPS), calling it a 'much-needed boost'.
Source: farminguk.com
Pig sector urges retailers to copy Waitrose's price pledge
The pig sector has urged UK retailers to follow Waitrose after it made a fresh pledge to pay farmers a fair price during the backlog crisis.
Source: farminguk.com