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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.  

Time is running out for the UK pig sector, according to the NPA, which has urged the Government to take immediate action to address the labour crisis. 

NPA chief executive Zoe Davies has warned that the ongoing staff shortages hitting processing plants could lead to an influx of EU pork imports.

Are part of our wider campaign to get the Government to address the labour shortages, we would like YOU to help when you next visit the supermarket!

NPA chief executive Zoe Davies is due to appear on the flagship BBC radio 4 Today Programme on Saturday morning. 

The current crisis facing the British pig industry is the most challenging in a generation and has come about as a result of a ‘perfect storm’ of unique events.