date:Jun 16, 2012
beans, and difficult climatic conditions, have resulted in large losses in theindustry over recent years.
Brazilian Census data reveals that 70,000 Brazilian pig farmers exited the industry between 1996 to 2006. ABCS president Marcelo Lopes blamed the decline onyears of inertia by the federal governmentand warned that if the losses were not addressed, the sector would soon lose the rest of its production capacity.
ABCS and other pig industry representatives have submitted a range of demands to