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Updates on the latest developments as NPA seeks solutions to crisis hitting pig sector. 

The NPA has responded to the EFRA Committee’s call for evidence on the Farming Rules for Water.

A big increase in the volume of British pork on Asda’s shelves has driven a healthy overall rise in British pork on display across the big UK retailers.

Lizzie recently participated in a vital meeting with other farming organisations, the EA and Defra, including two Ministers, to discuss the Farming Rules for Water.

The pork supply chain is 'broken', with primary producers bearing the brunt of the current crisis - and all parties must now pull together to save the industry. 

A coalition of food and farming organisations, including the NPA, has urged the Government to take ‘urgent action’ to fix the structural industry issues.

EFRA chair Neil Parish has promised to put pressure on Defra Ministers to do more to support pig producers directly during the current crisis.

Plans an on-farm cull and render service as a backstop to help producers reduce the backlog of pigs on-farm have been dropped. 

Levy payers are being urged to register now in order to vote on the AHDB sectors' priorities in the spring.

The pig sector is next in line for Government regulation to ensure fairness in the supply chain, Farming Minister Victoria Prentis has told MPs.