Pig farmers delay Tesco trucks to protest at pay
27th May 1999, Page 12
27th May 1999
Page 12
Page 12, 27th May 1999
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• Angry pig farmers have delayed up to 40 trucks entering a Tesco distribution site, and they are threatening to take further action against the major supermarkets.
The disruption occurred last Thursday night, when up to 60 pig farmers demon strated at fesco's Doncaster site against the supermarket's pricing and buying policy.
Action co-ordinated by the British Pig industry Support Group began last summer. A spokesman says it will Continue until the industry "returns to profit'. Super markets pay about 80p a kilo, but pig farmers need to earn another 10-15p a kilo, he says.
Tesco says the demonstration was due to a "misunderstanding" over where the company buys its meat. It plans to meet the farmers to discuss the issue.