Page 5 of articles about statistics in Swine news
Germany: Pig farming has been decreasing over the years
There are fewer and fewer domestic pigs available for the meat industry in Germany.
Portugal: Decrease in pig slaughter in the first half of 2020
There was a 4.5% reduction in the number of pigs slaughtered in the first half of 2020 compared to the same period of 2019.
Meat substitutes production triples in Germany
In the first quarter of 2020, German companies produced 37% more meat substitute products than for the same period in 2019.
UK July pig production reaches 20-year high
Clean pig slaughterings in the United Kingdom reached 964,000 head in July 2020.
Philippines: First quarter pig production similar to last year
Brazil foresees growth in grain and protein production in the next decade
According to a study by MAPA, grain production will reach 318 million tons in 2029/2030. Animal protein production will increase by 23.8%.
EU: Pigmeat production in March 2020 up from last year
Figures suggest that the production of pigmeat in the EU was not immediately affected by the containment measures for the COVID-19 pandemic.
EU agrifood trade: Pig meat export value up 58% in first quarter of 2020
During the first quarter of 2020, the EU27 agri-food trade was up 4.7% from Q1 of 2019, despite the COVID-19 pandemic developing.
Germany: Pig population continues to decline
Pig population continues to decline: -2.3% compared with the previous year.
Denmark: Economic analysis of the pig industry in 2019
USA hog inventory up 4% in March 2020
Quarterly hog inventory from the USDA: market, breeding, and weaned pig numbers as of March 1.
The U.K. pig census hits a 12-year high
The English pig census reached 3.78 million in December 2019.
Canada: hog inventories decline for second consecutive year
The decline of Canadian hog inventories marks the second consecutive year-over-year (January to January) decrease. Demand from Japan helped keep exports up despite ban from China.