Given that abattoirs also handle cattle, which are much larger than pigs, it seems unlikely that pigs > 100kgs can’t be handled. But 100kgs seems to be the reference, and presumably lots of contracts that are in place will reference this in the specification. This exciting link shows that the prices paid for pork are broadly down over 1, 4 and 52 weeks which indicates that there’s either too much supply or not enough demand, so perhaps the Agriculture Ministers point is valid.
ec.europa.eu/info/sites/default/files/food-farming-fisheries/farming/documents/pig-weekly-prices-eu_en.pdf
If there’s just too much pork around and prices are down why would anyone want to buy stuff that’s ‘out of spec’, when stuff that is to spec is widely available in sufficient quantities. Maybe Morrison’s could pump some through its own factories as ‘wonky pork’ ;)
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