In China, 26-story building complex could slaughter 1.2 million pigs a year

The innovative complex is being called "Palácio do Porco". Located in Ezhou (Hubei Province, China), it houses two buildings of 26 floors each, erected to be a gigantic vertical pig farm. The opening took place earlier this month. The complex is capable of housing up to 650,000 animals. The government claims that the farm has "work efficiency, ecological concern and lower production costs", according to a report published in "Sun". When the "Palácio do Porco" is fully operational, it will be able to process 100,000 tonnes of meat at once, with around 1.2 million slaughters per year. The "modern" pig farm, the first of many springing up across the country, was introduced amid a surge in China's demand for pork. Agricultural experts believe that building large farms like these is a way to replenish their herd that has been decimated in recent years by African swine fever. Pork is ...