Germany: Pig herd lowest since the fall of the Berlin Wall; the number of farms is also falling

As reported by the Agrarheute portal, a catastrophic trend in the German pig production industry continues. As reported at the end of December by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany (Destatis), over the first ten months of last year, nearly 2,000 breeders gave up pig farming. Currently, the number of pig herds in Germany is about 16.9 thousand. which means that over the decade, the Germans lost nearly half (about 13,000) of their farms. The pig population in Germany is declining In the period of the first ten months of the year, the total number of pigs dropped drastically. Currently, around 21.3 million pigs are bred in Germany, i.e. 10 percent more than in the previous year. less than at the beginning of the year. The reduction of the sow population is even greater - it is about 12 percent. that is almost 1.4 million animals. As we read in the commentary of the portal, the reasons for this state of affairs are manifold: The decisive role here is certainly played by the ...