BBC News
Christmas dinners throughout the UK are under threat this year from a shortage of lard as Eastern Europeans stockpile cheap cuts of pork.
Increased demand from recently-joined members of the European Union has led to a shortfall in available pork to turn into lard, retailers say.
New members, which include Hungary and Poland, are buying within the EU to avoid a levy on non-EU imports.
Lard can be used to make mince pies, Christmas pudding and roast potatoes.
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Monday, November 15, 2004
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