Pork industry ponders feed efficiency failings

Updated January 24 2018 - 5:24pm, first published 5:14pm
PORK CHALLENGE :CRC for High Integrity Australian Pork chief executive officer Roger Campbell says Australia is less efficient than its global competitors because of higher costs, other than feed.
PORK CHALLENGE :CRC for High Integrity Australian Pork chief executive officer Roger Campbell says Australia is less efficient than its global competitors because of higher costs, other than feed.

AUSTRALIAN pork producers are making good progress in reproduction and are matching their overseas competitors for herd feed efficiency, but they come a long way last in volume, or kilogram carcass weight sold per sow, per year.

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