The EU's swine inventory continued to decrease in 2022

All European Union member states with more than three million pigs saw decreases in their swine inventories with two exceptions: Italy (+330 thousand head, +4% compared to 2021) and Sweden (+50 thousand head, +3%). Germany and Denmark reported decreases in their pig herds equivalent to over half of the overall reduction in the EU. Germany's decrease is equivalent to 33% of the overall EU reduction (-2.4 million head compared to 2021; -10%) and Denmark's decrease is equivalent to 22% of the overall EU reduction (-1.6 million head, -12%). In France, the reduction was 758,000 head. Spain, which had previously seen continuous increases since 2013, ...