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Official numbers from the 2024 Agricultural Census have provided key data on the current structure of animal production in Uruguay. Data from the swine segment show an activity characterized by high concentration at large scale and intensive labor use.

GD, together with the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, is continuing research to confirm the causal link.

The number of piglets weaned per litter continues to increase, with a year-on-year variation of 1.6%.

The average productivity in sow herds increased by 0.8 pigs per yearling sow to 35.6 pigs per yearling sow.

The Federal Government has announced plans to fully upgrade the Benue Swine and Crop Improvement Project located in Yadev, Gboko Local Government Area.

In the first quarter of 2025, Spain significantly increased its imports of both live piglets and pigs from the Netherlands.

Spain has reached a new high in piglet imports from the Netherlands in 2024.

The June–August litter rate was the highest ever, at 11.72 pigs per litter.

If current growth continues until the end of the year, imports could exceed 2 million piglets.

Spanish imports of Dutch piglets have been increasing steadily, having doubled in five years.

In the last few weeks there has been a significant decrease in the import of both piglets and pigs from the Netherlands.

Over the past year, Spanish imports of Dutch piglets increased by 22% with respect to the year prior.

Spanish imports of piglets from the Netherlands increased 66% year-on-year during the first quarter.

Spanish imports of Dutch piglets have increased considerably (+17%) while German imports of Dutch piglets have decreased.

During the first trimester of 2019, Spain has imported 7.3% more piglets.