Germany's significant decrease in the slaughter of pigs in 2022
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Published Mar 15, 2023
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In 2022, 25.83 million animals were slaughtered on a monthly basis, according to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). In terms of weight, pigs account for the largest share (60%, 877,000 pigs on a monthly basis). Chickens register the highest numbers, with 24.8 million chickens slaughtered per month.
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Significant decrease for pigs and chickens, continued decrease for beef Over the year 2022, 755,000 bovine animals were slaughtered. This is a decrease of 2% compared to the previous year, confirming the downward trend already started in 2017. In addition, 10.5 million pigs were slaughtered. This is a significant decrease of 9% compared to 2021. This decrease brings the number of pigs slaughtered to a level even lower than in the crisis year 2019. 298 million chickens were slaughtered in 2022. We can see here a decrease of 2%. Pigs register the highest weight Chickens register the highest numbers per month If we look at the average number of slaughtered animals per month, we get ...
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