World Pork Expo: Gripes about yet another crisis

Many pork organisations had long been emphasising that ‘swine flu’ and the ‘swine industry’ were not related. The human disease turned out to have an odd boomerang effect and affect the World Pork Expo indirectly. From increased travelling measures to safety production protocols – it was hard to ignore swine flu at this year’s World Pork Expo. By Vincent ter Beek For many hog producers in North America, the tough times had lasted long enough, they felt. A feed cr