The move follows a public letter to the supermarket giant claiming farmers would go out of business.
The body representing pig farmers has welcomed Tesco's additional support totalling £10m for pig producers
UK pig farmers have welcomed a decision by Tesco, their biggest customer, to pay an extra £6.6m to pork producers.urging it to "do the right thing" and pay more or risk losing its British pork supply base. The NPA's chairman, Norfolk farmer Rob Mutimer, said the organisation was "very, very pleased" with the supermarket giant's offer.The NPA warned four out of five pig producers could go out of business within a year unless Tesco paid more.
Tesco, whose headquarters is in Welwyn Garden City in Hertfordshire, said it had already given the industry £3.4m since March.
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