Portugal: Live pig exports increased by 32.2% and meat exports decreased by 2.5% in 2023
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Published Feb 29, 2024
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The output of pigs (pigs for fattening and pigs for slaughter) increased by 32.2% in 2023 when compared to the previous year, going from 435,172 heads in 2022 to 575,172 heads in 2023 (+140 thousand). Breaking down these numbers, 338,692 pigs were sent for slaughter, +57,934 heads than in 2022 and 236,480 piglets for fattening, +82,066 heads than in the previous year. Portugal reduced its sales abroad by 2.5% in 2023 compared to 2022. Sales abroad were 41,520 tons last year and 42,577 tons in 2022. The sale of offal increased by 12.3% compared to the previous year. The turnover of sales abroad increased by 26.1%.
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The output of pigs (pigs for fattening and pigs for slaughter) increased by 32.2% in 2023 when compared to the previous year, going from 435,172 heads in 2022 to 575,172 heads in 2023 (+140 thousand). Breaking down these numbers, 338,692 pigs were sent for slaughter, +57,934 heads than in 2022 and 236,480 piglets for fattening, +82,066 heads than in the previous year. The total weight of these animals increased by 25.9% compared to the previous year, going from 33,950 tons in 2022 to 42,503 tons in 2023. Thus, the total weight of slaughter pigs was 38,137 tons, which gives a average weight of 112.6kg BW and the total weight of the piglets was 4,366 tons, which gives an average weight of approximately 18.5kg BW. In meat, Portugal reduced its sales abroad by 2.5% in 2023 compared to 2022, with total sales abroad being 41,520 tons last year and 42,577 tons in 2022. Thus, the sale of frozen meat fell 15.3%, going from 19,632 tons in 2022 to 16,629 tons in 2023. With regard to fresh ...
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