The German industry warns of the possible lack of pork supply in 4-5 months

The German Association of the Meat Industry (VDF) has warned that the disappearance of pig farms in the country represents a structural bankruptcy in German pig farming and that it will bring with it a shortage of pork. In four to five months, the first supply gaps could become apparent, according to the VDF warning. The number of pig farms has been reduced by 41% in the last 10 years, between 2012 and 2022, according to data from the German Statistical Office (Destatis), which has gone from about 32,000 to about 18,000 farms. The census has been reduced by 20% in said period, going from 28 million heads to 22.5 million. The German pig sector regrets that now the meat industry warns of the possible lack of meat, when they have been warning for two years that pig farmers are going through an unprecedented crisis that is leading ...