Press Continued decline in pig population: -2% on November 2018

Press release No. 239 of 26 June 2019

WIESBADEN – On reference day 3 May 2019, 25.9 million pigs were kept in Germany. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that the number of pigs was down by 532,000, or 2%, compared with the last survey conducted in November 2018.
Compared with the relevant number recorded on 3 May 2018, the stock of pigs decreased by 985,000 or 3.7%.

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