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Exports crucial to future of pig industry

Exports, tariffs and the environment were just some of the topics on the agenda at the Pigs Tomorrow conference held in Hinckley, Leicestershire. Jonathan Wheeler reports

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The export market is worth 拢515 across 8.5m pigs, Marcus Bates told the Pigs Tomorrow conference.
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The export market is worth 拢515 across 8.5m pigs, Marcus Bates told the Pigs Tomorrow conference.

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Exports are a crucial and valuable part of the British pig market, explained Marcus Bates from the British Pig Association, and industry chair of the UK Export Certification Partnership (UKECP). "New...

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