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BPEX to Launch Campaign at Pig Fair
20 April 2010
UK - BPEX will launch its biggest project yet at the British Pig and Poultry Fair, 11-12 May 2010.
The Two Tonne Sow (2TS) project aims to help the English pig industry achieve an average of 2,000kgs of pig meat per sow per year.
Despite improvements in physical performance in recent years, there remains a significant productivity gap between the English pig industry and its major European competitors:
| Kg carcase weight per sow per year 2008 | |
| Great Britain | 1,608 |
| Denmark | 2,075 |
| Netherlands | 2,279 |
| France | 2,109 |
| Germany | 1,993 |
| Ireland | 1,789 |
| EU Ave | 2,000 |
| Source: BPEX 2008 Pig Cost of Production in Selected Countries | |
Closing this physical performance gap is crucial to the long term competitiveness of the English pig sector.
We need to ensure we are in a strong position to sustain profitability during periods when the market place and exchange rates are less favourable.
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