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From January 2024 to January 2025, the national overall construction cost index (BT01) rose just 0.7%. This represents a real pause in the price increases observed since the resumption of activity following the COVID-19 pandemic. It confirms the signs of a slowdown in the construction market already observed last year.
Across all production phases, the cost per place only increased by 1.16%: farrowing (+1.01%), gestation (+0.90%), nursery (+1.20%), and finishing (+1.52%). This slowdown in costs affects all trades (earthworks, masonry, structure, interior finishes).
It remains to be seen whether this heralds a decline, stabilization, or a new upturn in construction costs in the coming months.
We have to go back ten years in order to find such moderate growth. Back then, it corresponded to a major crisis in the construction industry, linked to a sluggish swine market. As a result, the number of new builds was very low. In 2025, the context is different: the swine industry's good economic results over the last two years seem to be encouraging project developers to invest. Farrowing and finishing remain the two production phases in which the vast majority of projects are concentrated.
Debates surrounding the Duplomb bill, which aims to reduce barriers to agricultural activity, could have a direct impact on the construction market. For pig production, this law seeks to simplify and streamline administrative procedures for farm expansion projects. It is scheduled to come into force in 2026.
Costs per place by phase
| January 2025 | Turnkey price €/space | Cost of materials €/place | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farrowing | |||
| Fully slatted | Underfloor heating + infrared lamp | 6,201 to 7,123 | 3,779 to 4,338 |
| Gestation | |||
| Fully slatted/ crated sow | Mating | 2,504 to 2,832 | 1,071 to 1,176 |
| Bedded (grouped sows) | Electronic sow feeders (ESF) | 1,339 to 1,476 | 844 to 1,065 |
| Fully slatted (grouped sows) | ESF Separator panel Hopper |
1,470 to 1,718 1,829 to 1,985 2,116 to 2,295 |
952 to 1,142 1,045 to 1,169 1,122 to 1,229 |
| Nursery | |||
| Deep bedding | Pens of 75 animals – 0.70 m²/piglet | 178 to 230 | 92 to 108 |
| Fully slatted | Pens of 15 animals – 0.33 m²/piglet | 329 to 395 | 175 to 211 |
| Finishing | |||
| Deep bedding | Pens of 30 animals – 1.20 m²/pig | 412 to 506 | 192 to 227 |
| Fully slatted | Fed with hoppers – 144 spaces (pens of 12 – 0.70 m²/pig) | 506 to 570 | 280 to 313 |
| Liquid feeding | 144 spaces (pens of 12 – 0.70 m²/pig) 72 spaces (pens of 9 – 0.70 m²/pig) |
531 to 616 601 to 651 |
280 to 321 332 to 365 |
| The price range corresponds to different technical choices in terms of materials for the same installation (e.g., plastic instead of concrete). Buildings with fully slatted floors are equipped with a 0.80 m deep under-slat pit. Silos and feed mechanization are not included. |
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Costs for three types of production units
| Production unit | Outdoor farrowing ↓ Nursery with deep bedding ↓ Finishing with deep bedding + Manual feeding |
Outdoor farrowing ↓ Nursery with deep bedding ↓ Fully slatted finishing + Liquid feeding by mechanical distribution system |
Fully slatted mating (sows in stalls) ↓ Fully slatted gestation (ESF) ↓ Fully slatted farrowing ↓ Fully slatted nursery + Feeding gestating sows and finishing pigs with liquid feed |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2025 | €/productive sow | €/productive sow | €/productive sow |
| Breeding sows | 574 to 736 | 574 to 736 | 1,695 to 1,914 |
| Farrowing | – | – | 2,035 to 2,430 |
| Nursery | 787 to 994 | 787 to 994 | 1,272 to 1,527 |
| Finishing | 2,983 to 3,488 | 3,678 to 4,091 | 3,773 to 4,344 |
| Silos +distribution | 184 | 468 | 1,128 |
| Slurry storage | 91 | 365 | 631 |
| Quarantine | – | – | 305 to 391 |
| Loading and unloading dock | 292 to 345 | 292 to 345 | 292 to 345 |
| Total | 5,122 to 6,092 | 6,432 to 7,311 | 11,155 to 12,702 |
Feed equipment and mechanization
Per productive sow
| January 2025 | Turnkey price €/space | Cost of materials €/space |
|---|---|---|
| Quarantine | ||
| – Bedded | 204 to 234 | 94 to 106 |
| – Fully slatted | 286 to 367 | 140 to 165 |
| Holding area before shipment to slaughterhouse | 249 to 295 | 135 to 163 |
Feed mechanization, including silos
| January 2025 | 100 sows €/space | 200 sows €/space |
|---|---|---|
| Gestation | ||
| – Liquid feeding (1) | 178 | 148 |
| – Dry volumetric feeder | 325 | 286 |
| Finishing | ||
| – Liquid feeding system | 86 | 66 |
| – Chain feed distribution system: | simple: 39 two-phase: 66 |
simple: 35 two-phase: 61 |
(1) The liquid feeding machine is not included (finishing)
Livestock effluent management
| January 2025 | Turnkey price €/m³ |
|---|---|
| Concrete slurry storage pit, capacity > 300 m³ | 34 to 54 |
Yvonnick Rousselière, Building and Equipment Engineer at IFIP (excerpt from IFIP's *The Pig in Numbers* - 2025-2026 Edition).
