§ Mr. MacGregorasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the estimate of the average loss per pig currently being suffered by the pig farmers.
§ Mr. BuchanPig producers' costs and returns vary. Meaningful estimates of the sort requested are not therefore possible. However, as a result of the special subsidy now being paid on pigs, producers' returns were in April generally higher than they had been previously this year. Moreover there have recently been some reductions in feeding stuff prices.