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'Cheap food is a priority', junior Gov minister tells British farmers

At a time when UK farmers are struggling to make ends meet and as they face continued pressure from animal diseases encroaching on the border, should the Government be stressing the importance of prioritising cheap food over food security?

Chris Brayford
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East Lothian farmer Jamie Wyllie, who is also NFUS pigs committee chair, said: "It would appear to us the UK Government is prioritising cheap food over the domestic pig herd."
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East Lothian farmer Jamie Wyllie, who is also NFUS pigs committee chair, said: "It would appear to us the UK Government is prioritising cheap food over the domestic pig herd."

A junior minister has come under fire after she told a packed crowd of farmers that cheap food must be a priority for the Government. At a time when farmers are facing cost pressures, political uncertainty...

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