SPACE: Can we deglobalise pig production?

Most European countries are facing a serious economic crisis leading some to people think (or dream) about new ways to survive, such as deglobalisation or an exit from the euro zone. But we should explain to those people that 54% of the French pig imports came from Spain in 2010 while Italy, UK, Russia, China and even Philippines were destinations of 2010 French pig exports. Some European countries have more specialised their pig production, resulting in huge differences of productivity in the