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Farmers still cautious as pig numbers drop

The impact of the pig crisis is continuing to be felt

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Farmers still cautious as pig numbers drop

Pig numbers in England have fallen to their lowest levels in over a decade as the impact of last year's reduction in breeding sows filtered through the supply chain. Latest Defra livestock population...

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