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Either this country will accept the fact that we will become the dump of Europe and all the surpluses that are in Europe will be transported to Slovakia and we will do nothing about it, or we will intervene quickly. The state can quickly intervene so that the state subsidizes pig farmers with amounts of at least 10 million euros, said representatives of the Slovak Chamber of Agriculture and Food (SPPK).
The pig sector in the Slovak Republic would need state support in the amount of 10 million euros to maintain it. This was stated at the briefing by the chairman of SPPK Emil Macho, with the participation of the director of the Slovak Association of Pig Breeders (SACHO) Petr Polák.
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The briefing was called – Is a New Year waiting for us without a Slovak pork steak? “The situation in Slovakia is serious. The development of the numbers in pig farming from 2001 to the present year is catastrophic and indeed a critical threshold. “ Macho approached.
“We know that pork is a symbol of Slovak households. The consumption of pork per capita is 37 kilograms (kg). There are really real fears that there will be no sows in Slovakia next year. We had about 120,000 of them in 2001, we currently have just over 30,000 of them, “ specified.
According to Mach, solving this situation is very simple. “Either this country will accept the fact that we will become the dump of Europe and all the surpluses that are in Europe will be transported to Slovakia and we will do nothing about it, or we will intervene quickly. It can be achieved quickly by the state subsidizing pig farmers. We also want the amount of about 10 million euros that this sector needs from state aid every year, “ he said. According to him, this amount must be divided among breeders, processors and slaughterhouses in order to subsidize the difference between foreign and Slovak pork.
According to Polák, one pig loses 25 euros per pig due to rising costs. “If this situation remains, which is now that the sector will not help, then only by the end of this year will reduce the number of sows by 15%. Consumption in the Slovak Republic is 37 kg of pork per capita, of which only 12 kg is of Slovak origin. Other meat is imported from both EU and non-EU countries. Little is needed to maintain or slightly increase the current production of pork – this sector is needed. “ added Polák.
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