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Weekly Review: Weather: the Great Unknown for the Livestock Industry

2013-02-18 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

ANALYSIS - 'Weather events' seem to be becoming more common in recent years and unusual climatic patterns are a root cause of the challenges faced by the livestock industry lately. Not only can storms and drought wipe out businesses locally, the volatility in feed prices as a result of poor harvests, for example, may be felt right across the world. That said, the latest crop predictions offer a more positive prospect for pig producers than we have seen for several years. But as the traditional English saying goes, "You shouldn't count your chickens until they've hatched."

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