Colombia’s pig sector facing challenges

The country’s pig industry is facing new challenges: diseases and imports. Colombia is dealing these issues despite its pig industry growing strongly, especially in the department of Antioquia where there is rapid development. Where are the pigs? In 2015 Colombia had about 200,000 pig farm sites, with in total 4.6 million pigs. About more than half of the pigs (2.5 million) are held in the most pig dense provinces; Antioquia (1.6 million), Cundinamarca (0.5 million) and Valle del Cauca (0.4 m