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The total number of pigs in the UK decreased by 1.3% since December 2010 to just over 4.3 million.

The latest data published by the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture on the number of pigs slaughtered during the past year shows an increase of 2.98% compared to 2010.

In 2011 fewer animals slaughtered than in the previous year (-5%).

The decrease in the number of sows in the EU is 4.7 percent.

EU production is expected to decline (-1%) due to poor profitability in past years and the need for investments.

Aggregate farm cash receipts for livestock are forecast to be a record $20.6 billion, which is a 9% increase over 2010 and is 12% higher than the 2006-2010 average.

The number of operations with hogs totaled 69,100 for 2011, unchanged from 2010.

According to Statistics Austria the total number of pigs for the reference day 1 December 2011 amounted to about 3.0 million which is - compared to 2010 - a decrease by 4.1%.

Hog inventories were reported at 12.0 million head, up 1.1% from 11.9 million on January 1, 2011 and higher by 1.6% from the same date in 2010.

According to preliminary data of Statistics Estonia, at the end of the year, there were 362,200 pigs in Estonia.

The latest data published by Agreste shows a 0.9% reduction in pork production between January and November of last year.

The increase in the export of live animals is 1.3% compared to 2010.

According to preliminary data published by the German statistical service as of November 3, 2011 the pig population has risen to 27.4 million head.

During the past year the number of pigs has decreased by 9.8% (132,800 head).

The EU-27 accounted for approximately 12 million farms and 170 million ha of UAA in 2010. These figures, which are only partial, show that almost 3 million farms were lost between 2003 and 2010

According to the date of the state committee of statistics, at the beginning of December 2011 the number of pigs (7,835,800) decreased in comparison with the same date in 2010.