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The NPA has welcomed the launch of a timely inquiry by MPs into the impact of trade issues and labour shortages on the food supply chain. 

The NPA has welomed a report showing the UK meat sector is making good progress towards meeting its climate change targets.

The Government’s announcement that full checks on food imports from the EU will be delayed until July 2022 is another kick in the teeth for the pig sector.

The NPA and its members have continued to spread the word about the plight facing the pig sector far and wide across the media.

The next burst of AHDB' We Eat Balanced marketing campaign went live last week.

Former NPA chairman Richard Lister gave an excellent interview on Look North on the current situation with staff shortages and the pig backlog. 

One of the concerns raised at last night's NPA Town Hall meeting was about how overstocking is pushing some producers above the permitting threshold level. 

The NPA has welcomed the appointment of Professor Jonathan Statham as the new chair of AHWBE.

The SPP recorded its biggest fall since 2016 last week as the staff shortages in pork processing plants dampen the market. 

Red Tractor scheme members will have three months to complete the new welfare training module for pig units from when it is launched.