EU pig slaughterings around 23% below previous year In its most recent publication of EU pig slaughterings, the Commission (EU-COM) found a decline of around 23% or -50 million slaughters. For reasons of comparability, the first 11 months of the two years 2022 and 2023 were used as a basis. The relatively largest reduction was achieved in Denmark with a reduction in slaughtering by around 34% or -6 million pigs. Then the Netherlands follows with a cut of almost 30%. (-4.6 million animals). In Germany the reduction in slaughter numbers is almost 25%; This corresponds to around 11 million fewer slaughters. In Spain the numbers have also fallen by almost 25%, but the absolute number of reduced pig slaughters is significantly higher at almost -13 million animals. In Poland the decline was less pronounced at just under 22% (-4 million slaughters).Further reductions on a smaller scale can be observed in the other EU member states. The figures for Italy are not entirely conclusive. With sow and fattening numbers increasing significantly at the end of the previous year, fewer pigs are expected to have been caught in 2023. The reduction in pig populations has not yet come to a standstill. However, the decline rates are now less high.
