By Henry Sandercock2021-01-27T12:45:00+00:00
A backlog of 100,000 pigs are currently awaiting slaughter due to Covid-19 and export issues, the NPA estimated
The National Pig Association has called for government support amid a supply chain crisis caused by Brexit and Covid-19.
In a letter to environment secretary George Eustice sent last week, the trade body’s chairman Richard Lister wrote that the two issues had combined to form a “perfect storm” of higher costs, falling prices and a dwindling market.
Specific issues included the continued backlog of unprocessed pigs, export difficulties and an influx of “vast quantities” of cheap EU pork, he said. This had contributed to the UK pig price falling 12% year on year despite an 8.3% boost to retail channel volumes over the past 12 months.
Foreign Navy Chiefs compliment Sri Lanka Navy on 70th anniversary Daily News (via HT Media Ltd.)
Several foreign Navy Chiefs and Defence Attachés at embassies in Colombo sent their compliments to Navy Commander Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne to mark the 70th anniversary of Sri Lanka Navy which was celebrated on December 9, 2020, the Navy Media Unit said.
Accordingly, Admiral Karambir Singh, Chief of the Naval Staff of the Indian Navy, Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, Chief of the Italian Navy and Colonel Denis I. Shkoda, Militara, Air and Naval Attaché to the Embassy of the Russian Federation had extended their greetings on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Sri Lanka Navy, pledging their support to overcome common operational and technical challenges to maritime security by enhancing mutual trust and cooperation between Navies.