UK - Latest figures from Defra show that one per cent more compound pig feed was produced in the first quarter of 2016 than a year earlier. However, within this total, there was a 5 per cent reduction in breeding pig feed.This is the second consecutive quarter with falling sow feed output, which may be an indication that the tough financial position facing producers is starting to have an effect on sow numbers. However, this conclusion should be treated with some caution, as feed production has not always been a reliable predictor of breeding herd trends in the past.

　　英国环境、食品和农村事务部(Defra)的最新数字显示2016年首席季度生产的猪重合饲料比去年同期增长超过1%。然而种猪饲料总数减少了5%。这是母猪饲料产量持续下降的第二季度，约摸是生产商濒临严重的财政处境时开始影响母猪数量的一种迹象。然而这个结论应该被谨慎对待，因为饲料生产在过去并不总是种猪群趋势变幻的可靠预料。