Pig producers push for financial aid - farmers weekly


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2 February 2000 Pig producers push for financial aid _BY FWI STAFF_ PIG producers have pledged to keep pressing the government for financial help after European farm commissioner Franz


Fischler indicated that money was available. The scope for paying aid was limited, but was available under strict conditions, Dr Fischler told the National Farmers Union annual conference on


Tuesday (1 February). “I would not exclude that the possibility of a scheme compatible with our rules could be devised should the UK authorities wish to pursue this,” he said. Pig farmers


said they would continue to lobby agriculture minister Nick Brown, in an attempt to secure help for their industry which has seen prices slump. Their comments came after Prime Minister Tony


Blair said that he acknowledged that the pig sector was going through deep crisis. Mr Blair said: “In areas such as the pig industry, which is the most parlous at the moment, I do not rule


out further measures to help.”