New Zealand’s pig industry: Surviving through isolation

Being located remotely, is that a curse or a blessing? For swine producers, it must be a bit of both. On one hand, the isolation provides protection, through the natural barriers, to disease and higher costs of transporting competitor fresh products to the market. On the other, exporting possibilities are difficult. New Zealand is situated in the Pacific Ocean around 1,600 km from the southwestern corner of Australia. From northern New Zealand the nearest Pacific islands are roughly the same di