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Tammy Wynette would be so proud

Serious problems face pig farmers in Britain:

Hundreds of farmers are to hold a demonstration at Westminster to protest against falling pork profits.
Farmers’ leaders say the industry is in “meltdown”, and some warn that so many farmers are quitting that there may be a pork shortage by the end of the year.

Feed prices have doubled over the past year and farmers say they are losing more than £20 on every pig raised.

Joining the protest will be Winnie, a nine-year-old pig who has attended previous farmers’ protests.

Apart from the demonstration in Whitehall, a petition calling for support for pig farmers will also be presented to Downing Street.

As well as the feed price problems, British farmers also abide by stricter welfare regulations than those in other EU countries, making their pigs more expensive to rear.

If things don’t change we’ll see a lot of farmers going out of business.

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