Britons have pigs cut elsewhere due to staff shortages
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Britons have pigs cut elsewhere due to staff shortages
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Britons have pigs cut elsewhere due to staff shortages
The UK is having to send pig carcasses to the EU to have them processed due to staff shortages.
The continuing shortages of staff in the UK are forcing meat processors to transfer pig carcasses to the European Union for processing, and then re-import the meat.
Due to the corona crisis, export problems and lower demand for pork from China, the United Kingdom has been struggling with a pig surplus for some time. UK slaughterhouses cannot cope because there are an estimated 10,000 to 12,000 unfilled vacancies in the sector. "It's survival of the fittest".
Processing British pork in the EU alleviates the immediate problem, but the consequence is that the meat is no longer allowed to be sold as 'British pork'.
There are also financial implications, additional transport costs and customs formalities. Producers have to pay 1,500 pounds per truckload.
The government has expanded the visa regime for seasonal workers to remedy the dire staff shortage at home. 800 workers will be allowed to work in the UK for six months. But the sector federation calls this a drop in the ocean. "It takes 18 months or more to train these people," said Nick Allen of the British Meat Processors Association.
©Kees van de Veen
PIETERJAN NEIRYNCK
The continuing shortages of staff in the UK are forcing meat processors to transfer pig carcasses to the European Union for processing, and then re-import the meat.
Due to the corona crisis, export problems and lower demand for pork from China, the United Kingdom has been struggling with a pig surplus for some time. UK slaughterhouses cannot cope because there are an estimated 10,000 to 12,000 unfilled vacancies in the sector. "It's survival of the fittest".
Processing British pork in the EU alleviates the immediate problem, but the consequence is that the meat is no longer allowed to be sold as 'British pork'.
There are also financial implications, additional transport costs and customs formalities. Producers have to pay 1,500 pounds per truckload.
The government has expanded the visa regime for seasonal workers to remedy the dire staff shortage at home. 800 workers will be allowed to work in the UK for six months. But the sector federation calls this a drop in the ocean. "It takes 18 months or more to train these people," said Nick Allen of the British Meat Processors Association.
©Kees van de Veen
PIETERJAN NEIRYNCK
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