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An update on farrowing crates has been posted in the Members' Area, following last week's debate in the House of Commons. 

Members are again being asked to help us inform Ministers about the ongoing situation in the pig sector by completing a short survey. 

Exports of food and live animals to the EU decreased by a staggering £0.7 billion, 63.6%, in January, as stifling new Brexit checks were introduced. 

UK clean pig slaughter picked up in February, with throughputs totalling totalling 905,100 head, 5.2%, 45,000 head, more than a year ago.

New Brexit controls and checks on food products coming into Great Britain from the EU have been delayed by six months. 

The NPA will continue to make the case to Defra for pig farmers to be able to access new environmental schemes. 

GB pig breeding herd productivity decreased towards the end of 2020 as only marginal gains were made across the year.

The NPA has called on Red Tractor to ease the burden of bureaucracy on scheme members and to avoid introducing new standards that are not relevant to the pig scheme.

Defra is carrying out a survey as part of a review of the Environmental Permitting Regulations and we are urging members to respond. 

Defra Secretary George Eustice has written an open letter urging employers to sign up for the Government's workplace coronavirus testing programme.