Sainsbury's are also said to be on line for huge profits at a time when farmers are getting even lower prices for their produce and there have been complaints for the past decade of the superstore chains using their buying muscle to squeeze farmers' financially dry. However, Managing Director Terry Lee came up with proposal which should be snatched up by the agricultural industry. He promised to set up a group to work with farmers provide them with accurate information on changing customer demands, so that they can grow the right produce at the right time. It is believed these new outbreaks may have been spread by people or their vehicles and Mr Gill called on all farmers to exercise extreme vigilance in disinfecting themselves and their transport. In another sinister development, it was announced that trading standards officers were investigating some 300 illegal movements of livestock.
Farmers breaking movement restrictions can face fines running into thousands of pounds.