Pork

EU pork on a lean streak as higher standards drive up costs

EU pork output still falling despite record prices Producers wary of new norms, pig disease, volatile markets Analysts see longer-term decline in output, exports By Gus Trompiz PARIS, (Reuters) -…

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German farmers give up pig keeping as prices and demand low

The number of pigs on German farms has fallen to the lowest in 25 years and more farmers are giving up keeping them because of weak demand and low pork…

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From bratwurst to jamon: EU pork sector crown shifts to Spain

When he was a child in Avila province, Albert Pascual's father bought 100 pigs, but the company he now leads has more than 9,000 - part of a major expansion…

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Buy British: UK pig farmers urge retailers to shun cheaper EU pork

LONDON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Britain's National Pig Association urged the country's retailers to continue buying local pork and not cheaper EU products on Friday, warning that many producers would…

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German daycares under police protection after plans to stop serving pork

Plans to no longer serve children pork or gelatin-containing products like gummy bears at two daycare centers in the eastern German city of Leipzig prompted a wave of criticism online…

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Bulgaria reports outbreak of swine fever (pig-flu)

Euronews reports that Bulgaria reported its first outbreak of African swine fever on Friday, with authorities saying seven backyard pigs at a farm close to the Romanian border had been…

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