LATVIA WARNS ABOUT PIGMEAT CRISIS

BY KEITH NUTHALL

LATVIA has warned the European Union Council of Ministers that a 70% increase in feed prices in one year is causing catastrophic problems for its pigmeat sector: feed costs cover 60% of all pigmeat financial outlays in Latvia.

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