Bacon shortage is 'unavoidable'

The UK's National Pig Association (NPA) says a worldwide shortage of bacon is "now unavoidable".

Bacon shortage is 'unavoidable'

The UK's National Pig Association (NPA) says a worldwide shortage of bacon is "now unavoidable".

The organisation has predicted the problem, saying pig farmers have been "plunged into loss" because of the rising cost of feed for their porkers due the "global failure" of soya and maize harvests.

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