Farming minister Victoria Prentis calls for review of ‘unfair’ supply chain after meeting with producers and NFU
The government has announced an immediate review of fairness in the pig industry supply chain, and has promised to look into pig contracts, in response to a worsening crisis in the sector, as an estimated 200,000 pigs are backed up on farms and unable to be taken to slaughter.
Farming minister Victoria Prentis made the announcement following a summit with pig producers on Thursday to discuss ways to solve the continuing crisis in domestic pig production.