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Slight decline in French pork production

For the second year in a row, French pork production declined slightly last year.

2 June 2022
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At 23.7 million head, French pig production suffered a slight decline of 1% in 2021, the second consecutive year of decreases. Over the last 10 years, the average decrease has been 0.6% per year.

Evolution of swine production in France. Source: Agreste.

Evolution of swine production in France. Source: Agreste.

This decrease reflects a 3.4% reduction in the pig herd. At the end of 2021, it stood at 12.9 million head, representing 9.1% of the European herd. The reduction in the herd took place in a context of a clear deterioration in the profitability of swine farms. In ten years, the French pig herd has declined by an average of 0.7% per year. The breeding herd (sows and boars) has seen the greatest decline over the past ten years, representing 7.3% of the total herd in 2021 compared to 8.0% in 2011.

The decrease in French production comes against a backdrop of a recovery in world pork production (+4.2%), after falling by 1.4% in 2020 and 9.0% in 2019.

May 2022/ Agreste/ France.
https://www.agreste.agriculture.gouv.fr

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