Struggling pig farmers say £2m support package 'not enough'
Farmers welcome the Scottish government funding but say it's not enough to stop them losing about £1m a month
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"We are still majorly going to be in debt. We're very grateful for something but it's not going to be the answer to our problems at the moment."
— Danny Skinner , Other
"We need to see a fair price for the product. At the moment it's well below the cost of production and that's why the industry's in such a sorrowful state."
— Andrew Connon , Activist
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Farmers welcome the Scottish government funding but say it's not enough to stop them losing about £1m a month
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