Pig population in Bavaria significantly decreases, minus 12.4 percent compared to the previous year

06/19/2023 | 11:47:00 | ID: 36640 | Department: Agriculture | animal Fýrth (agrar-PR) - Around 470 pig-keeping farms less within a yearAccording to the preliminary results of the survey on pig stocks carried out by the State Office for Statistics, there were around 3,130 pig-keeping farms in Bavaria as of May 3, 2023, which had at least 50 pigs or 10 breeding sows have. A total of 2,214,600 pigs are kept on these farms in Bavaria. The average herd size is 708 pigs per farm. In the past ten years, the number of pig farms in Bavaria has almost halved. Fürth. As reported by the Bavarian State Office for Statistics, according to the preliminary results of the pig population survey as of May 3, 2023, there are around 3,130 pig farmers who have a minimum population of 50 pigs or 10 breeding sows. Compared to the previous year, this is a decrease of 12.9 percent (around -470 companies). The average stock size in Bavaria has increased slightly from 704 to 708 animals per farm since May ...