Pig export hopes for more counties - farmers weekly
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19 October 2001 Pig export hopes for more counties _BY PHILIP CLARKE, EUROPE EDITOR_ MORE British counties should be given the all-clear to start exporting pigmeat again, as long as they
have no fresh outbreaks of foot-and-mouth. Brussels has given the go-ahead for 33 counties which have had no cases this year to resume exports from next Monday (22 October). Meat and
Livestock Commission executives said the next step would be to get restrictions lifted for counties which were disease-free for over 90 days. That could happen quite quickly, predicted MLC
international manager Peter Hardwick, though he was less optimistic about the prospects for sheep. Mr Hardwick said he had been surprised by the speed with which the measure had been agreed
in the face of Dutch opposition. Counties already given the green light produce about half the countrys pigs. FREE NEWS UPDATE CLICK HERE to receive FWis FREE new daily email newsletter to
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