Significant drops in the activity of pig slaughterhouses in several European countries

Published Feb 7, 2023

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Preliminary data from Eurostat reveals a decrease in the number of pigs slaughtered in several European countries in 2022, including a 3.8% drop in Denmark to 17.81 million and a 10% decrease in the pig population to 11.9 million. Belgium also saw a 9.2% decrease, with 10.52 million pigs slaughtered, and Hungary experienced a 6.9% decrease, slaughtering 4.53 million pigs. Finland's slaughter volume decreased by 3.6% to 1.86 million, while France experienced a more moderate decrease of 1.4% in animals slaughtered to 22.98 million.

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The first Member States have already communicated to the Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat) the annual results of the total number of pigs slaughtered in 2022. According to a preliminary survey carried out by the Danish organization for the agricultural and food industry (L&F), the number of pigs slaughtered was 17.81 million or 3.8% less than in 2022. for slaughter in our neighboring country to the north fell by nearly 700,000 hogs or 3.8% to 17.81 million. The pig population there, last recorded in October, was 11.9 million animals, 10% less than in 2021. In Belgian slaughterhouses, 10.52 million pigs were slaughtered, 9.2% fewer animals than the previous year. In Hungary, the ...

Source: Arriba El Campo