Surveys reveal europe's production costs: High input costs have caused pain for pig producers

摘要

Newly published international pig production cost comparisons in Europe highlight the damage that was inflicted on producers' profitability when feed grain prices escalated in 2008 and also explore the relative competitiveness of the various EuropeanUnion countries in producing organic pork. To find a graphic illustration that 2008 was a Year of Pain for pig producers internationally, you do not need to look any further than the latest comparison of pig production costs between countries published by the InterPig group of agricultural economists.