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Weekly Overview: Highlights of the World Pork Expo
2013-06-10 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
ANALYSIS – Among the topics receiving attention at the World Pork Expo in the US last week were disease issues – the recent piglet diarrhoea virus and the logistical implications of a serious notifiable disease outbreak in the nation’s swine herds. With exports accounting for around a quarter of US pork production, there was also discussion on the repercussions of the Smithfield-Shuanghui merger, international trade agreements and the limiting factors for growth of the industry.
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