Piglet exports are falling to a lower level in the Netherlands

The export of piglets comprises more than 40 percent of the total piglet production in the Netherlands. This has made it an essential part of Dutch pig farming. Piglet exports have increased significantly over the years. Under the influence of the market and production space, the number of sow places in the Netherlands grew at the expense of the number of fattening pig places. And with it the need to export piglets. To illustrate: in 2000 3.7 million piglets per year crossed the border. That number has nearly doubled since then. 54 percent piglets to Germany In the first quarter of 2021, 1.71 million piglets were exported. That is 20,000 piglets, or 1.2 percent more than in the same quarter of 2020. About 54 percent of those piglets found a destination in Germany. The second most important export country for piglets is Spain with a share of 27 percent. Almost 13 percent of the Dutch export piglets went to Belgium and Luxembourg. Italy and Poland are smaller destinations with 1.6 ...