Fixing feed costs benefits leading pig producer
Forward purchasing of feed raw materials at fixed prices through the AtlasFram Group farmers’ cooperative is fulfilling a critical role by helping one of the UK’s leading pig producers to cope with extreme volatility in the global commodity markets.“The very difficult business environment currently facing the UK pig industry makes it vital to do everything we can to control our production costs,” emphasises Simon Guise, Pig Business Manager for Bacton Pigs, which manages and cares for more than 40,000 pigs. A subsidiary of David Black & Son Ltd, Bacton Pigs also has the UK agency for