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The British Pig & Poultry Fair 2020 has been cancelled, after the Government advised against hiolding mass gatherings.

The British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) has said plants will do all they can to keep open as the impact of coronavirus in the UK grows.

We have also posted an update in the Members' Area today on possible animal rights activity targeting the pig sector. 

We have set out our position in relation to last night's Countryfile programme in the Members' Area.  

An update has been posted in the Members' Area on the animal rights activity targeting the pig sector. 

The latest SPP has moved up a shade and is now quoted at 163.05p but the German price has already taken a tumble.

A debate on ending ‘the cage age’, which was postponed in the autumn, is now due to take place in the House of Commons on March 16.

MPs on the Environment, Food and Rural Affair (EFRA) Committee have stepped up the pressure on the Government over import standards.

The NPA has stressed the importance of maintaining current EU tariffs on non-EU pork imports after the current Brexit transition period ends.

There was a sense of relief across the farming community, after Rishi Sunak announced he would not be scrapping the red diesel duty relief for agriculture.