Belgium slaughters fewer pigs, chickens and cattle

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Published Feb 24, 2023

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In 2022, 25.83 million animals will be slaughtered every month. In numbers, chickens are in the majority, with 24.8 million per month. In terms of weight, the 877,000 pigs account for the largest share at 60 percent. In total, 10.5 million pigs were slaughtered last year. This number is lower than in the crisis year 2019 and is 9 percent lower than in 2021. From 2020 to 2021, there was an increase of 2 percent.
Over the whole of 2022, 755,000 cattle were led to the slaughter. That is 2 percent less than in 2021 and 4 percent less than in 2020. A gradual decrease in the number of slaughters has been visible in this sector since 2017.
In 2022, 298 million chickens will have been slaughtered. This is the same number as in 2020 and 2 percent lower than in 2021. Furthermore, 60,000 turkeys, 8,000 sheep, 3,000 ducks, 2,000 goats, 4,000 other poultry and 110 horses were slaughtered monthly in Belgium last year.

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In 2022, 25.83 million animals will be slaughtered every month. In numbers, chickens are in the majority, with 24.8 million per month. In terms of weight, the 877,000 pigs account for the largest share at 60 percent. In total, 10.5 million pigs were slaughtered last year. This number is lower than in the crisis year 2019 and is 9 percent lower than in 2021. From 2020 to 2021, there was an increase of 2 percent. Over the whole of 2022, 755,000 cattle were led to the slaughter. That is 2 percent less than in 2021 and 4 percent less than in 2020. A gradual decrease in the number of slaughters has been visible in this sector since 2017. In 2022, 298 million chickens will have ...

Source: Nieuwe Oogst