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In 2013 the pigmeat production decreased to 234 273 tonnes (−2.3%). Agricultural producer prices of pigs for slaughter grew by 2.6%.

Hog grew by 1.95 percent.

The ABIPECS foresees an increase by 15.7% in the exports of pig meat in 2014.

United States inventory of all hogs and pigs on December 1, 2013 was 65.9 million head.

The pig herd has been decreasing since 2006 and stood at 147 million heads in 2012 (a reduction of 16 million heads or 10%, in seven years).

Following two years of decline due to the implementation of new animal welfare rules, pig meat production is expected to increase as of 2014, to 23.4 million tonnes in 2023.

The project focuses on exploring ways to increase production quality, limiting environmental impact and preserving profitability for the farmers, and those who live from animal food production.

The slaughterings of pigs have dropped by 1.7% (and by 1.1% regarding weight) with respect to the same period during the previous year.

As of October 1st, the total swine census in Denmark was 12.3 million heads.

During the first nine months of this year, the number of slaughtered animals adds up 30,684,654 pigs, which entails a drop by 0.90%.

In the last 10 years production grew by 109%.

According to Eurostat, poultry meat aside, production of other meat categories was lower in 2012 than in 2011: pig meat production for the EU‑27 declined by 2.1%.

The Vice-Minister of Stockbreeding, Dr. Luis Antonio Goiburú Vera, declared than a Pig Production National Plan must be prepared in Paraguay.

Brazil exported 81,565 tonnes of pig meat in 1998, whilst in 2012 it exported 581,477 tonnes - an increase by more than 600%.

Productivity gains should mean that slaughterings resume their upward trend as 2014 progresses, with throughputs for the year as a whole forecast to be 2% up on 2013.