芬兰养猪场数量在下降

    FINLAND - The farmers' union forecasts that half of the country's pig farms will be closed by the end of the decade. The Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners (MTK) says that the number of pig farms in Finland will have decreased by half by 2020, reports YLE.Of the 1,500 farms currently operating, just some 750 will remain in five years’ time, according to the union. Jukka Rantala of the MTK explained: “Costs are going up and product prices are static. It’s clear that there’s going to be trouble. Individual pig farms will get bigger and bigger, with production staying the same but with larger and more spaced out facilities.”Pig farm profitability has also suffered a downturn due to tightening international competition.

　　芬兰——农场主联合会预测,本国一半的养猪场将在本十年年底关闭。芬兰农业生产者和林主联合会(MTK)表示, 到2020年,芬兰养猪场的数量将会减少了一半, YLE报告。根据联合会的预测，目前运营的1500个农场,大约750个仍将在五年的时间里继续运营。MTK 的Jukka Rantala解释说:“成本上升，产品价格却是静态的。很明显，这将会有麻烦。个体养猪场会越来越大，生产量保持不变，但要用更大更占空间的设施。”养猪场盈利还遭受由紧缩的国际竞争引起的经济衰退的影响。