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According to Eurostat data, pork production in Spain between January and September of last year stood at 3,823,670 tons, an increase of 3.89% compared to the same period of the previous year (Figure 1). In relation to the number of head slaughtered, there was a 4.30% increase from 41,140,634 head between January and September 2020 to 42,907,752 head for the same period in 2021.
Figure 1. Pork production between January and September and variation with respect to the same period of the previous year.
Spanish monthly pork production in September was once again above German production (Figure 2) and for the period January-September, Spanish pork production (3.82 million tons) exceeded German production (3.73 million tons) for the first time.
Figure 2. Monthly evolution of pork production in the main EU28 producing countries.
You can find more pork production data for different countries in our Pig production data section.
January 11, 2022/ 333 Staff.
