NFU Cymru welcomes Senedd report on HCC

NFU Cymru yesterday broadly welcomed the recommendations made by a Senedd committee in its report on Wales’ red meat levy body.

- By ANDREW FORGRAVE Countryside and Tourism Editor [e-mail]

The union has highlighted that many of the recommendations in the Senedd’s Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs (ETRA) Committee report on Hybu Cig Cymru (HCC) - Meat Promotion Wales (MPW) match the points put forward by NFU Cymru in written and oral evidence provided to the inquiry which preceded the report.

In particular, the union supports the need for the levy body to have greater accountability to levy payers, as well as advocating for adequate funding to ensure the continued growth in value and volume of sales of PGI Welsh Lamb and Beef and Welsh Pork, both in domestic and overseas markets.

NFU Cymru Livestock Board Chair Rob Lewis said: “Successful delivery of [HCC’s]remit is of paramount importance to the long-term sustainability of the majority of farming businesses in Wales.