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Pig farmers struggle with falling prices

Europe's pig farmers have a problem: Too many pigs, and not enough pork lovers to go round. Prices have fallen below the cost of production in many countries, exacerbated by Russia's ban on EU food and drink imports in the wake of the crisis over Ukraine. In the UK prices are at an eight year low, and many pig farmers are simply going out of business. The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Steph McGovern has been to the north of England to find out more.

(Picture: A pig and her piglets. Picture credit: Getty Images.)

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