Published: 30 January 2014

Zimbabwe's pig industry is in dire straits due to a combination of factors such as high costs of feed, depressed demand due to low consumer spending and low producer price.

The industry has over the past six months, been devastating for pig producers as producer prices went down from about $3,10 per kilogramme in January last year to $2,50 in the second half, Pig Industry Board director Andrew Shonhiwa said.

The wholesale price also declined from about $3,70 per kg to about $2,85 per kg.

However, stock feed prices spiked due to a shortage of maize and soya beans, putting an added strain on about thousands of large and small-scale pig farmers.

Between June and December last year, Shonhiwa said stock feed went up by an average 7 percent.
- herald

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