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EU pig herd grew by 2% in 2017

1st Mar 2018 / By Alistair Driver

The EU pig population grew by 2% during, according to the latest census results published by Eurostat, signalling tougher market conditions ahead

The number of breeding sows also rose to 12.1 million, a modest increase of 1% on the year, on the back of rising pig prices in early 2017.

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