Report: Farmers in North make huge gains from FMD

A report into the foot-and-mouth outbreak in the North has found that farmers benefited by more than £6m (€9.4m) from the disease.

Report: Farmers in North make huge gains from FMD
Fri, 26 Jul, 2002 - 19:03

A report into the foot-and-mouth outbreak in the North has found that farmers benefited by more than £6m (€9.4m) from the disease.

The review by PriceWaterhouseCoopers examined the costs associated with controlling the virus. It found that Northern farmers received £7.5m (€11.8m) compensation for animals culled.

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