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According to the data published by the GPP, during the first trimester of 2017, there was a drop in the total number of pig heads slaughtered by 6.1% in comparison with the same period in 2016 (1,300,233 in 2017 vs. 1,384,315 in 2016). From those figures 1,079,488 were pigs (-4.7%); 215,049 piglets (-11.4%) and 5,736 breeders (-37.2%).
The slaughter weights also decreased for all the categories, with a drop by 6.3% for pigs and by 12.1% for piglets.
Regarding the commercial trade, during the first trimester of 2017, the imports of pigs for their slaughter dropped by 2.7%, and those of pork by 6.7% in comparison with the first trimester of 2016. The exports of pigs for their slaughter fell by 21.6%, and those of pork and pork products by 9.5%.
Monday, 22 May 2017/GPP Newsletter/ Portugal.
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