Farmers should not have to 'foot the bill' for sustainable soya

National Pig Association chair Rob Mutimer said: "The bill for deforestation soya is a three figure increase on what market soya is at the moment"

Rachael Brown
Chief Reporter
clock • 2 min read
Farmers should not have to 'foot the bill' for sustainable soya

With the major supermarkets committed to buying in non-deforestation soya, farmers are left questioning, who will be asked to foot the bill? Deforestation National Pig Association chair, Rob Mutimer...

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