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Belgium: Substantially more grains sown in 2022, fewer pigs

Higher grain prices prompted Belgian farmers to grow more spring grains and maize in 2022. The pig inventory declined.

20 April 2023
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The higher prices as a result of the Ukraine war prompted Belgian farmers to grow more grain in 2022. The cultivated area for spring grains (wheat and barley) and maize increased by 36% (+19,251 hectares) compared to 2021.

The pig inventory decreased by 4.8% (down 290,973 head). The total number of finishing pigs weighing more than 50 kilograms fell by 5.4%. The high animal feed prices are probably the reason for this decline. Breeding pigs were down 5.6% between October 2021 and 2022. This trend is expected to continue.

The number of farms decreased in 2022. There were 35,192 farms of all types in Belgium, down 2.3% from 2021. The decrease was greatest in Flanders at -3.3%. There was a slight decrease (-0.5%) in the area of ​​cultivated land.

April 18, 2023/ Vilt/ Belgium.
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