in Gelderland

Largest pig farmer hit by barn fire

28 July 2017 - Wouter Baan - 13 comments

More than 20.000 pigs died in a barn fire in Erichem in Gelderland on Thursday evening. Asbestos was also released in the immediate vicinity. Never before have so many pigs died in a barn fire.

It would be pigsty 'Knorhof' in Erichem, which falls under the municipality of Buren. The company is owned by the Dutch pig farmer Adriaan Straathof, who is known as one of the largest pig farmers in Europe.

Hundreds of thousands of pigs
Straathof keeps hundreds of thousands of pigs on several farms in the Netherlands, Germany and Hungary. The NOS reported in 2014 that its farms produce about 1,5 million piglets per year.

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Wouter Baan is editor-in-chief of Boerenbusiness. He also focuses on dairy, pig and meat markets. He also follows (business) developments within agribusiness and interviews CEOs and policymakers.
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13 comments
Iron 28 July 2017
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Blessings to the family and also to the employees.
m.hillman 28 July 2017
This company should have been called Knorhel.
time 28 July 2017
did you see that air washer on fire?
Should be banned they set the stable on fire in a moment.
anus 28 July 2017
This man is a top entrepreneur otherwise he would not have achieved this and believe me he did not want this with these prices so all that nonsense from the media and citizens is all nonsense
anus 28 July 2017
And hillman don't talk nonsense
info 28 July 2017
It is a pity that this incident has happened and whether there are 10 or 20.000 animals, this entrepreneur is not waiting for this, but the fact that certain people are making unsavory comments about these entrepreneurs again certainly does not fit, it is often people who do not have the capabilities to make a business thrive, we must be proud of these entrepreneurs take Schell there we will just fill up if we need fuel and if we want to eat a piece of bacon because we are hungry, it must be for sale and most people don't care what kind of animal it comes from as long as it's cheap. Please think twice before we bless or write anything.
Wielke 29 July 2017
You think it is so bad for the entrepreneur, a so-called top entrepreneur. But I barely hear from you about the 20000 pigs. Believe that public opinion is increasingly turning against you. But the farmers who do care about their animals and do not see them only as a means of production will be the victims.
Wielke 29 July 2017
You think it is so bad for the entrepreneur, a so-called top entrepreneur. But I barely hear from you about the 20000 pigs. Believe that public opinion is increasingly turning against you. But the farmers who do care about their animals and do not see them only as a means of production will be the victims.
john 29 July 2017
In public opinion a lot of attention is already given to the animals, the entrepreneur is often forgotten and in addition to the suffering he or she feels for the animals, you are also put away as a criminal who doesn't care about the animals. It's not surprising that as farmers we think about the entrepreneur among each other and wish this person strength in a very difficult time..

the public opinion also talks about a big barbecue, and they are only pigs .. so what is the public opinion now?
Jan Lavrijsen 31 July 2017
A result of the sports competition that the banks and consultancies have organized to keep as many pigs as possible per employee in order to be able to sell loans and permit files. The construction and maintenance of stables must all become faster and faster. A fire wall, for example, has become a thermal bridge. More and more plastic. I also participate in it myself, I am no holier than the Pope. While at the banks and consultancies mainly people work with 2 left hands. The farmer completely outruns himself and his employees. In and in sad for the image of the sector and of the entrepreneur. There is never 1 truth, but this is one that we must dare to face. I keep my company tidy, but I don't get 1 sows or 400 fattening pigs per worker. But I do get everyone paid on time.
January 2 August 2017
Let real farmers not feel addressed in the criticism of
the great banger manufacturer from Erichem. @John; how so farmers among each other?
Straathof is not a farmer; he is ruining the market for farmers who do
rules work.
March 2 August 2017
This man is not worthy of the title of farmer, he is a tough businessman with no compassion for his animals!
Wielke 2 August 2017
That is why we have to banish these kinds of figures to Siberia.
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smart ass 2 August 2017
and... is it already known how it started?? those lazy animals who are awake sometimes also just walk into a stable, I'm curious!!
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