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Now, as we reached the end of the year, it's natural to reflect back on what has come before,

and joining me today to help sift through 2024 are Alan Bauker, the editor of the magazine Beef Week.

Hello.

And Vanessa Renard, formerly the Telegraph's Pork Correspondents, but now responsible for the Swinehoods Daily,

a daily email newsletter for the pork industry.

Thank you for having me.

Alan, how has 2024 been for our old rivals Beef Week?

It's been a fantastic year, really great year.

And we feel lucky, quite frankly, because, you know, I know it's been a tough year for a lot of

people in the beef and dairy industry, you know, well, but we, you know, we are fortunate that

even in these tough times, our magazine has managed to actually increase sales. We've risen to

four million copies a week in the UK, which has been a big actually increase sales. We've risen to 4 million copies

a week in the UK, which has been a big landmark for us.

Sorry, did you say 4 million copies?

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