Netherlands - Dutch pig farms are larger

Some 46% (17% in 1995) of Dutch pig farms hold more than 500 sows and a further 41% more than 200 sows, making an average of 333 sows per farm. The average number of pigs per farm has risen from 363 in 1995 to 814 in 2008. Some 40% of Dutch pig farms now hold more than 2,000 pigs.