2015: A torrid year for Estonian farms

  • 2016-01-13
  • BNS/TBT Staff
TALLINN - 2015 was a grim year for Estonia’s pig and dairy farms. Over the course of last year, over 22,000 domestic pigs were killed as a result of the spread of the African swine fever (ASF), with 32 pig farmers ending their business operations. That is according to information released by the Estonian Agricultural Registers and Information Board (PRIA) — but the real number of such pig farmers may be even bigger since the farmers themselves have to inform the board of their operations ending. “It is possible that after May 1, 2015 su...
 
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