The UK’s pig producers have warned they are weeks away from culling healthy animals after labour shortages in abattoirs caused a backlog of 70,000 surplus animals on farms (The Financial Times £). Labour shortages at meat processing plants have resulted in a surplus of 70,000 pigs on farms, the industry’s .
Bosses at the Road Haulage Association said the pay rises offered by firms in need of new drivers could force supermarket bosses to pass the costs on to British customers.
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