Sydney Show Suggests Pig Industry is Rebuilding

AUSTRALIA - Pig numbers at the Sydney Royal Easter Show have increased this year, suggesting the worst is over for pig producers. Up to 50 per cent of producers left the industry because of the introduction of imported pig meat from Denmark, lower prices for pigs and demands by the big retailers, who want producers to phase out sow stalls.
calendar icon 21 April 2011
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