Environment Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 8 February 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the factors affecting costs for producers in the British pig industry.
Average farm business income on specialist pig farms is forecast to fall by around two-thirds in 2010-11. This is primarily a result of higher feed costs combined with lower prices for pig meat reducing output. For specialist pig farms, the falling value of trading livestock towards the end of the accounting year is also expected to lead to a considerable change in the year on year closing valuation.
In January, the European Commission agreed to introduce Private Storage Aid for pig meat and we are waiting to see what impact that has. We welcome the Commission facilitating discussions over the coming months on the future of the pig meat market and how it can become more sustainable and competitive.
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