In England they think Pigs Are Worth It. Would you agree? I think this is absolutely hilarious and serious. Apparently British pig farmers are losing their you know whats and they’re asking consumers to help out.
Due to price pressure from supermarkets, farmers are now being paid around £1.10 per kg for a pig that now costs them £1.44 per kg to produce.
For every pig a farmer rears and sells, he is likely to lose over £20. This can’t go on. Today, we’re launching our campaign to press the supermarkets to ensure that pig farmers are paid a fair and sustainable price. Continual pressure on the price of pork, bacon and ham will squeeze the life out of pig farming.
We need the supermarkets to pay an extra 34p per kg to help preserve British pig farming. If this price rise were passed on to shoppers, it would only mean between 7p and 17p on the pack price of typical pork products. We think it is a small price worth paying and we’re asking British consumers to back us.
To help you understand what’s going on they’ve recorded “Stand By Your Ham.” Listen to it or watch the video and sing along with the lyrics. Here’s an excerpt:
Right now it’s hard to make a living
Rearing all your pigs for pork and Ham
Supermarkets make all the money
We don’t make any money
And that’s quite hard to understand
But if they gave us a little more money
Gave us farmers, a fairer share.
Coz we take good care of our pigs
We’re so proud of them
To us they’re more than pork and ham