Pig catastrophe as sector faces collapse without support

Defra Ministers have become embroiled in a spat with industry after claiming the backlog of pigs on farms has now been ‘almost completely removed’. By Abi Kay, Ewan Pate and Hannah Binns.

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Pig catastrophe as sector faces collapse without support

Defra Ministers have become embroiled in a spat with industry after claiming the backlog of pigs on farms has now been ‘almost completely removed’. By Abi Kay, Ewan Pate and Hannah Binns. Parliamentary...

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