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Pig industry threatened by cheap imports
Most British pig-keepers will be operating in the red for some or all of this year, as cheaper European meat continues to flood the market - compounded by Russia's embargo on European Union pig meat, the National Pig Association says.
It says British producers are making a loss on every pig they sell as its almost nine years since pig prices were as low as they are today, but they are still better placed than their continental counterparts.
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