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Weekly Overview: EU's Pig Industry in Decline; Progress on Ag Policy

2013-01-28 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

ANALYSIS - Pig meat output in the EU is forecast to fall by more than three per cent this year, following two previous years of contraction, according to a new report. One reason for the sharp decline is the sow stalls ban, for which many member states were ill prepared. The UK pig industry is putting food manufacturers, retailers and caterers under renewed pressure to ensure they are sourcing only legally-produced pork. There has been progress in the EU on the revised Common Agricultural Policy.

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