EYE ON EUROPE: Dutch hog raisers face a battery of new ‘political’ costs

New environmental, animal welfare and consumer protection charges are costing producers in the Netherlands their position at the head of the European efficiency table

by NORMAN DUNN

Pig farmers in the Netherlands reduced their production costs until they were the lowest in Europe. But the advantage has been lost in just two years through new environmental, animal welfare and consumer protection expenses.

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