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Thousands of pigs risk farm backlog as government support stalls
Around 15,000 pigs a week could be left without a market from November, prompting urgent warnings of a potential animal welfare crisis unless…
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UK-EU deal could scrap Brexit food checks and reopen export markets
British farmers could see costly post-Brexit border checks scrapped and long-restricted export markets reopened under a major draft trade agreement…
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Nearly one in three farmers fear losing meat business if abattoir shuts
Almost three in ten farmers surveyed fear their meat businesses could close if their local abattoir shuts, as fresh warnings emerge over the collapse…
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M&S cuts beef, lamb and pork prices while pledging to protect farmers
Marks & Spencer is cutting prices on British beef, lamb and pork by up to 26%, while insisting farmers will not receive less money despite shoppers…
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Aldi and ABP join forces in green farming push for 1,000 producers
Around 1,000 British beef farmers are being brought together under an Aldi sustainability programme designed to cut emissions and encourage…
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Britain's abattoir crisis deepens as numbers plunge to just 200
Britain’s abattoir network has shrunk from around 2,500 facilities in the 1970s to approximately 200 today, prompting urgent calls for government…
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Seven charged over alleged unfit meat supply and animal cruelty
Seven men have appeared in court accused of conspiring to supply unfit meat following an extensive food crime investigation, with two also facing…
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Scottish red meat exports hit record £190m as lamb sales surge 22%
Scottish red meat exports have hit a record £190 million, fuelled by a 22% jump in lamb sales as overseas demand drives a fourth consecutive year of…
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Government urged to back farm expansion as UK meat output set to fall
The government is being urged to approve farm expansion plans to protect Britain's food security, as new forecasts predict falling UK beef, lamb and…
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Scottish pig sector faces sharp decline as sow slaughter surges 52%
Scotland's pig industry faces a sharp decline in production next year after sow slaughter surged 52%, raising fresh concerns over the sector's future…
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Meat prices fall as farmers struggle to recover rising costs
Fresh meat and poultry prices fell again in September, intensifying concerns that British farmers and processors are not recovering rising production…
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