date:Mar 11, 2014
n overall pig numbers of just 0.5 per cent compared to 2012 than the 1.9 per cent fall recorded in December 2012.
The 2013 net production went down by 0.7 per cent as result of high feed costs and the obligation to adapt to the welfare rules for pregnant sows. But due to the slightly higher piglet numbers (+0.4 per cent) together with an increase in productivity, slaughterings are expected to recover by 123,000 tonnes in 2014 and a further 173,000 tonnes in 2015.
In 2013, the restrictions impo