Germany: Domestic pressure pushes pork to world market

Just consider these figures: the average size of feeding enterprise in Germany increased by over 7% between 2008 and 2009, and 40% of units now have 1,000 feeding places or more. In eastern Germany, where there’s a lot more room for expansion, this figure is over 80%.     More expansion is expected. But it’s definitely a case of ‘proceed with caution’. Feeders are already being warned that only the most efficient will survive the coming years of pressurised pro