Germany: Pig population continues to decline
Pig population continues to decline: -2.3% compared with the previous year.
29 June 2020
On the reference date of 3 May 2020, 25.4 million pigs were kept in Germany. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that the provisional number of pigs was down by 678,800, or 2.6%, compared with the last survey conducted in November 2019. Compared with the relevant number recorded on 3 May 2019, the pig population decreased by 584,000 or 2.3% (Fig. 1).
Pig population in Germany. The survey reference dates are 3 May and 3 November of each year; May 2020: provisional results.
Source: https://www.pig333.com/latest_swine_news/germany-pig-population-continues-to-decline_16337/