Waitrose pledges renewed support for troubled pig sector
Waitrose has announced it will strengthen its emergency support package to help pig farmer suppliers as the backlog crisis worsens.
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Waitrose has announced it will strengthen its emergency support package to help pig farmer suppliers as the backlog crisis worsens.
A crisis summit has been held to solve the backlog of 170,000 pigs on the nation's farms - equivalent to a week's worth of meat processing.
Defra farm minister Victoria Prentis has ordered a review of fairness in the supply chain after a summit on the worsening pig industry crisis. The Defra
The government will launch a review of supply chain fairness in the pig sector following yesterday's industry crisis summit held at Defra's London headquarters.
The National Pig Association is calling for urgent action ahead of an emergency summit with the Government.