From The New American
''The British pork industry is collapsing, and it’s a story that should
serve as a warning to all of us. Why? Because the agents of its demise
have the entire West in their crosshairs.
The numbers are staggering. With a pig herd halved during the last
decade, Britain has gone from producing 110 percent of its domestic
consumption of pork to only 40 percent. This is due to many of the
nation’s pig farmers having left the business, and they’re poised to be
joined by 100 more this year, which represents “10% of Britain's small
to medium-sized producers,” reports the Guardian. Consequently, it’s predicted that domestic production will decline another 20 percent by Christmas.''
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