German Pig Prices Collapse

German pig prices have collapsed following the discovery of the toxic chemical dioxin in animal feed, which triggered international health alerts and also hit sales of German eggs. German farmer’s association DBV said prices had fallen by about 40 per cent since the alert started on Jan. 3, when German officials said feed tainted with the highly poisonous dioxin had been fed to hens and pigs, contaminating eggs, poultry meat and pork at the affected farms.

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