西班牙猪业持续增长

　　SPAIN - Spain has long had one of the EU’s largest pig sectors and the latest census results show that its share of the EU herd is increasing. Its sow herd has been the biggest in Europe for many years and has increased further over the last two years. During the same period, the total pig herd increased by nearly 10 per cent and is now only 4 per cent smaller than the German herd, the EU’s largest. One of the reasons for the strong growth is that pig prices are generally at or above the EU average, while production costs are lower than its EU competitors.

　　西班牙——西班牙一直是欧盟最大的猪行业发展国家，最新的普查结果显示，它在欧盟的畜群的比例正在增加。其母猪群数量多年一直欧洲最大的，在过去的两年里进一步增加。在同一时期，整个猪群增加了近10%，现在只比欧盟猪群数量最大的德国小4%。强劲增长的原因之一是，猪肉价格通常持平或高于欧盟平均水平，而生产成本低于欧盟竞争对手。