40 world's largest holder of sows -without German participation The pigs in the various countries of the world is organised very differently. Clamping ranges from one dominating backyard attitude to large industrial companies, not only in the breeding and fattening, but are active even in upstream and downstream of the pork industry. The collected 40 biggest pig farmers have been compiled according to the criterion number of sows ever go onn. The food procurement to marketing activities going beyond disregarded it. World's largest companies is the Chinese WH-group with 1.14 million sows, not least by buying of the former American Smithfield group has been reached. The company has plants in the United States, Mexico, Poland and Romania. On which is the 2nd digit Chinese who foods group with approximately 800,000 sows, whose field of action is limited to China. Two other Chinese companies with each 280,000 sows or 150,000 sows come 8 or 17. Still dominates in China rather a small-scale pig farming. Large companies have only a 2% market share. About 50% of Chinese pigs at farms, which produce up to 500 pigs per year. On average, there are 15 pigs per holder. But structural change in China is in full swing. 2 large sows postures with over 500.000 sows at the front places in Thailand . In South Korea , two large companies with 280,000 or 50,000 sows belong to the largest 10 to 30 units at world level. The United States count to the countries that have a predominantly large structured pig farming. Only 5 U.S.-owned companies among the 20 largest organizations with 385,000 to 185,000 sows. American sows holder with more than 15,000 sows operate almost 50% of the US production of piglets. The composite companies are involved. Canada's sow housing is not quite as large organized after a significant restructuring took place in the year 2005. With 72,000 or 65,000 sows 2 well-known Canadian companies are among the 25 largest world level. Brazil is also one of the large structured Pig producers. 3 companies with 380,000 sows, 180,000 sows and 173,000 sows are among the top 15 companies on the world list. In Brazil, a total of 10 companies control 48% of Brazilian pigs. The pig farming in Russia has only been gaining momentum in the last 10 to 15 years. Large units are created with government support. Miratorg and RusAgro are two companies with each 115,000 or 96,000 sows. More Russian farms are located in the building. Keeping backyard is not seen in Russia for hygienic reasons. African swine fever is a perennial favorite, often originating from the backyard attitudes. Large companies are rarely encountered in the EU . With 250,000 pigs is one of the French Cooperl is still the 10 largest in the world-ranking scale. In Italy and the United Kingdom can be found per 1 entity with 50,000 sows. A Danish company with activities in Poland, Ukraine and Russia has over 44,000 sows. In Spain , a group of companies with 27,000 sows has formed. In Belgium, the Danis group with 16,000 acts and in Portugal, a cooperative has joined with 13,000 pigs together. Germany is not represented in these orders of magnitude of sow housing. Still, even the tradition due to the large East German units do not belong to the world's largest 40 business units.
