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The potential of commercial pig production

 Commercial farms contribute to the national economy by providing pig meat, offering employment and paying taxes.
● Their cost of production is a bit lower than in e.g. the Netherlands, although piglet production is less profitable.
● Commercial farms are typically vertically integrated, at least to some extent, and they invest heavily in biosecurity
measures.
 The current period of high global prices of pig meat offers possibilities for the development of the Romania pig sector:
● Domestic pig meat consumption per capita is expected to stabilise, although there are still opportunities for domestic
production expansion since the country is not self-sufficient and relies heavily on imported production.
● The market potential and regional characteristics allow for a further competitive development of the commercial sector.

● Effects of the ASF situation is that current prices are high, however commercial farms can be regularly confronted with
expensive/ extended movement bans.

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