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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Zoe Wood

Pig farmers urge Tesco to help crisis-hit sector or risk losing UK supply base

Farmer feeding pigs
Pig farmers have faced a disastrous combination of Covid disruption, Brexit-related labour shortages and now soaring costs related to the invasion of Ukraine. Photograph: Nathan Stirk/Getty

Tesco has been criticised over its failure to support crisis-hit British pig farmers, as smaller rival Waitrose extended a £16m lifeline to help suppliers manage the jump in production costs caused by Russia’s war on Ukraine.

In an open letter to Tesco chief executive Ken Murphy, the National Pig Association (NPA) said the retailer risked losing its British supply base if it did not pay a “fair price” for its pork.

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