The farmers say they lose more than 20 pounds a pig after unprecedented rises in feed prices fuelled by soaring global cereal prices due to higher fuel costs, competition from biofuels, increased demand from Asia and drought in Australia.

• 农户们说，由于全球谷物价格不断上涨造成饲料价格飙升，现在他们每头猪的损失达到了二十多英镑。而全球谷物价格的上涨主要是由燃油价格上涨、来自生物燃料行业的竞争、亚洲地区谷物需求量的增加以及澳大利亚的旱灾等因素造成的。