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National Pig Association THE VOICE OF THE UK PIG INDUSTRY NPA is active on members' behalf in Brussels & White-hall, and with pro-cessors, supermarkets & caterers – fighting for the growth and pros-perity of the UK pig industry.

Traffic Lights reports seven positive signals for sellers:

• NPA have agreed a price package with retailers, which guarantees no leading supermarket will cut the price it pays for British pork during January-February.
• Renewed strength of the Euro.
• Serious shortage of spot pigs.
• Little pigmeat in abattoir chillers.
• Slightly firmer AESA this week.
• Firmer prices on the continent as Aids to Provide Storage starts to impact.
• Few British pigs have been rolled.

According to the Traffic Lights analysts, producers will still have to fight for a sensible price... "but there is no reason why most should accept less than 96p".

Source: National Pig Association - 2nd January 2002