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March 12, 2014

PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION OF PORK IN EU FORECAST TO RISE

March 12, 2014/ RuralLife.ca

Source: themeatsite.com

Following two successive years of contracted beef and pork domestic supply and demand, EU meat production and consumption is expected to recover in 2014. Increased productivity in the pig meat sector could allow production to recover, following the strong decline in the sow herd observed in 2012 and 2013 linked to the implementation of the new EU welfare rules for sows, according to the British Pig Executive (BPEX). (read more)