on July 12, 2013
Global market review
World pork output leaps barriers to growth
Pig International’s global market review of 2012 data indicates that the global pig industry produced an extra 2 million metric tons of pork.
World pork production defied many expectations by growing in 2012 at a rate of about 1.9 percent, according to the latest data from national and international agencies. Previously, there had been widespread forecasts that 2012 would see a standstill or even a reduction in global pork output.
At the start…