Small price increase for bacon will ward off massive hikes next year

2012-10-22T00:00:00

Shoppers could be forced to fork out up to 60p more for a packet of eight sausages, 70p more for a standard pack of bacon or a whopping £2.50 extra for a pork roasting joint within months if mounting losses force more pig farmers out of business, according to BPEX.

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