Spain hasn’t seen the end of its growth yet

Not only is Spain’s pig industry steeped in tradition with its cured hams, it also recently emerged as EU’s largest pig producing state. Time to take a closer look at the country of the pata negra and wonder – what’s behind its success? It was only a tiny news item in April 2016: Spain had taken the number 1 position in terms of pigs in the European Union. A tiny news item, perhaps, but in fact, it was quite a remarkable feat. Germany, for ages the largest pig-producing state in Europe,