The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has announced plans to employ up to 25% of Official Vets (OVs) in order to curb shortages and maintain the delivery of official controls in abattoirs.
Maintaining enough workers to keep businesses viable has been 'the overwhelming concern' for meat wholesalers in 2021, according to Alan McNaughton, president of the Scottish Association of Meat Wholesalers (SAMW).
The end of the Government’s deal with CF Fertilisers to maintain supplies of CO2 gas has created uncertainty among food manufacturers, with concerns of higher prices and sudden shortages.
A balance of domestic and export markets was the key to long-term prosperity for the UK meat industry, according to Meat Promotion Wales chair Catherine Smith.