Producers Call for Pork to Be Consumed

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Swine fever is damaging the sector in Spain, in general, and in Castile and León, in particular, where it is one of the agro-food strengths. Specifically, for every pig in a slaughterhouse, the producer must assume 30 euros in extra cost. In three weeks, the price has fallen by almost 30 percent. Producers, as Christmas approaches, fear the worst and warn of the decline of the sector if it stops consuming. For this reason, the president of the F…