The cost of a fry up set to soar after pig cull forces up price of bacon
Monday, September 24, 2012 12:53
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- Mass cull under way among farmers struggling feed their animals
- Major supermarkets ‘need to do much more to help’
Britain is facing a bacon and sausage shortage as pig farmers reduce the size of their herds due to the soaring price of feed.
A mass cull is under way among farmers who can no longer afford to feed their animals, according to the National Pig Association.
Droughts in North America and Russia have caused a global failure in the grain crop used for animal feed, pushing up the price.
The National Pig Association predicts Britain’s breeding stock will shrink by more than eight per cent by Christmas.
Chairman Richard Longthorp said: ‘There will be a shortage of pigs very soon and that will lead to spiralling prices.’
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