Pig slaughter in the EU is on the rise; Poland is leading the way

According to Eurostat data cited by the portal, 146 million pigs were slaughtered in the European Union in the first eight months of the year. This was 1.1 million (0.7%) more than in the same period last year. At the same time, slaughter weight increased significantly, which translated into an increase in pork production of 13.9 million tonnes (+1.9%). However, this trend does not translate into a significant number of producers. Production increases were recorded in 17 countries (largely Eastern European countries), while 10 countries reduced the number of slaughters. Poland one of the leaders in production growth According to Eurostat data, the largest increase in the number of slaughters was recorded in countries such as Croatia (+8.3%), Poland (+7.5%), Bulgaria (+7.3%), Hungary (+6.3%), Romania (+6.0%), the Czech Republic (+5.3%) and Estonia (+3.4%). Among the largest EU producers, apart from Poland, only Germany ...