Shrinkage in pig herd visible from the 2021 Agricultural Census in the Netherlands

Published 2021년 9월 29일

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The Netherlands has seen a 4% decrease in its pig population in 2021, falling to nearly 11.4 million animals, due in part to agricultural schemes aimed at reducing ammonia emissions. The cattle population remained stable, while the number of dairy goats slightly increased to 482,000. Sheep numbers fell to 848,000, and the poultry stock decreased by 2% to around 100 million animals. This decrease was primarily due to a 4% drop in broilers.

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Posted: 29/09/2021 Save as favorite The number of pigs in the Netherlands decreased by 4% in 2021 to almost 11.4 million animals. The cattle population remained virtually the same with 3.8 million animals compared to 2020. The number of dairy goats rose slightly to 482,000, the number of sheep fell to 848,000. The size of the poultry stock decreased to almost 100 million animals. Statistics Netherlands establishes this on the basis of provisional figures from the 2021 Agricultural Census. On April 1, 2021, the Netherlands had 4% fewer pigs than the year before. There are still approximately 3,400 pig farms in the Netherlands. They keep an average of 3,400 animals. The decline in the number of pigs and pig farms is partly the result of the Ammonia Livestock Farming Action Plan Stopping Scheme and the Pig Farming Remediation Subsidy Scheme. In 2021, the Netherlands had over 1% more goats than the year before. In 2021 there were 0.4% fewer cattle than in 2020. The number of veal ...

Source: Agri Holland