What has been the trend of German pig industry from November 2016 to May 2017?
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In May the German swine census stood at 27.1 million pigs. It is the lowest census since November 2010. The number of farms has decreased by 2.7% (-700) affecting especially the breeding farms (- 4.3% / - 400 farms).
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