Hosted by Defra at its London headquarters, a summit to address the ongoing pig industry crisis will take place on Thursday 10th February.
This news comes as Farming minister Victoria Prentis agreed to a request by the National Pig Association (NPA) and National Farmers’ Union (NFU) for a roundtable event to discuss the issues faced by the pig sector.
According to the NPA, government delegates, pig farmer representatives and individuals from processors and retailers will be either attending in person or dialling in. The summit aims to address the various ways action could be taken to speed up the processing of British pigs and ease the backlog on farms.
Among the topics for discussion will be:
- how the government support package could be used more effectively to increase the throughput of pigs
- what more could be done to attract butchers to work in pork plants
- how retailers could increase their demand for and promotion of British pork.
The NPA said it expects the roundtable to deliver progress and has already fed in several key outcomes that it wants to see, including a written report on the output of the roundtable so that it can follow up on commitments made.
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