Irish Pig Census 2003
By Pat Tuite, Chief Pig Adviser, Teagasc, Drogheda - One profitable year out of the last five has not been enough to halt the decline in the Irish sow herd. The deeply depressed prices of 1998 & 1999 did not cause an immediate contraction in sow numbers. But the continuing poor returns, with the exception of 2001, have begun to take their toll. This has been most obvious since mid-2002.
12 May 2003
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