Cross-border trade of pigs in the United States - 4.5 million pigs from Canada Piglet production and pig fattening capacity are regional not always offset. Depending on the location and company conditions, greater parent and grant areas in piglet availability arise in certain areas. In Europe, Denmark and the Netherlands are the two big surplus producer in piglets. Denmark exports approximately 11 million and the Netherlands 6.5 million pigs per year. Is the main reason for concentrating on the production of piglets in the lower wing loading by the excrement of pigs. In addition benefits moving forward through specialisation. Germany is the biggest importer with a piglet import of animals each year approximately 11 million or just under 20% of piglets. In the Northwest German space is increased the Porker attitude more than producing piglets. The former Süddeutsche piglet surplus area of approximately 4 million piglets fell significantly below the 1 million unit mark. In North America, the United States and Canada are important countries for the pig. Between these two States there is also a cross-border trade of piglets. The United States take piglets per year approximately 4.5 million from Canada. Measured in the U.S. pig requirement of about 115 million animals the proportion with less than 4% is still low. The trading takes place mainly in border areas between the two countries to the Great Lakes. Cause for the excess of piglets in Canada is the reconstruction of the sow housing, which has been systematically reduced years ago. Supports a more favourable exchange rate the pig trade. Issues around the quality of pig origin in a label programme have lost importance. The Porker attitude is due to the high proportion of Canadian exports by more than 50% less favourably placed. In the sales competition to the South-East Asia, it is difficult to enforce.
