Pork production in the EU is the lowest in 8 years

The decline in pork production in the last year in the EU and Great Britain is due to the rapid increase in production costs, further outbreaks of ASF, new demands for "green policies" and the rising cost of living for consumers. This is reported by Ahdb. All of them saw the region's pork production in 2022 fall to its lowest annual volume since 2014, at 22.1 million tonnes. This is 5.6% (-1.3 million tons) less year-on-year. All the major producing countries saw a significant decline, but it was most noticeable for Germany. In general, Germany has recorded an annual decline in production of 2-3% since 2017, but in 2022 it was almost 10%. Recorded loss of almost 500,000 tons in 12 months. In 2022, Poland, Spain, Denmark, and Belgium faced a drop in annual production by 110,000 to 180,000 tons. The reduction in slaughter was the driving force behind the decline in production. The total pig population in the EU in 2022 was 237 million heads, which is the lowest ...