The next strategic framework should make it possible for young people to have a farm and fulfill their dream of living there for the next 30 or 40 years. Given the economic situation in the meat sector, however, this does not appear to be the case.
Pork producers in my riding are about 60 years old on average and no one is interested in taking over their farms. For the next ten years, they will be breeding animals in buildings that are about 30 years old. There is hardly any new construction. In my riding in the past five years, there is just one pig farm that has added new buildings.
Have we reached the point where we have to reinvest in infrastructure in order to keep animals? In my riding, the situation of pork producers is very negative right now.