Self-sufficiency rates are falling in the 27 EU countries and the UK

Published Apr 24, 2023

Tridge summary

Pork production in the EU and UK is projected to decrease by 3-4% in 2023, following a 5.1% decline in the first ten months of 2022. This is due to reduced production in major pork-producing countries such as Germany, Poland, and Denmark. Despite this, the UK saw a 2% increase in production, but this is expected to decline in 2023 due to a 15% reduction in the sow herd. This decrease in production has led to a drop in the EU's self-sufficiency rate from 125% to 120%.

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Original content

The contraction in pork production in the 27 EU countries and the UK will continue in 2023, with an expected decline of 3 to 4 percent on an annual basis. That is what Rabobank says. In the period January-October 2022, production in the 27 EU countries and the UK fell by 5.1 percent on an annual basis. This was due to a decrease in production in Germany by 10 percent, in Poland by 9 percent, in Denmark by 5 percent, in Spain by 2 percent, in France by 2 percent and in the Netherlands by 0.5 percent. It is remarkable that in the same period pork production in the United Kingdom increased by 2 percent, mainly due to heavier carcass weights. But due to a significant shrinkage in the sow herd – a 15% year-on-year decline in June 2022 – production in the UK will also ...

Source: NLvarkens