Farm visit: Valuable ibérico hams, from birth to market

Making the world-famous, high-quality Spanish pata negra hams is a true art. Antonio José Cano Cabrera, located in the south of Spain, owns 70 sows, which allows him to control the entire chain, from the birth of the black piglets to processing and sale of the hams a few years later. He wants to grow further, but profitability remains a concern. While driving to Antonio Cano’s pig farm, it quickly becomes clear how extremely dry it can be in southern Spain at certain moments of the year. T