EU: Pig herd continued to decline in 2022

All EU member states with more than three million registered pigs decline, with two exceptions: Italy (+330,000 head, +4% compared to 2021) and Sweden (+50,000 head, +3%). Germany and Denmark experienced declines in their pig herds equivalent to more than half the overall EU reduction. The decrease in Germany is equivalent to 33% of the global reduction in the EU (-2.4 million head compared to 2021; -10%). The decrease in Denmark is equivalent to 22% of the overall reduction in the EU (-1.6 million head, -12%) and in France the reduction was 758,000 head. Spain, with uninterrupted increases since 2013, also suffered a ...