3.9% fewer sows in the EU - will tend to be less piglets A reduction of sow numbers by an average of 3.9% compared to the previous year revealed the pig censuses carried out in the months of May and June 2016 in selected 14 EU countries. The breadth of changes in the individual countries ranges however by + 1% in the United Kingdom - 15.8% in Poland. This Year to year earnings joins in the long-term development of declining numbers of sows, the 10 years in the EU in the to rd. 25% have declined. The largest decrease with a halving of sows stocks had Poland to handle due to its small-scale farming structures. The 10-year decline rates between 28 and 23% reached in Italy and Germany . Denmark and France have AB increased between 15 to 20%. The sows to just under 14% has been reduced even in Spain. With less than 1% sow housing in the Netherlands has can keep up somewhat by the restructuring of fattening stables on sows places. In previous years a significant portion of the expected lower pig numbers were offset however by improved productivity of piglets performance per sow per year as a result of the introduction of fertile sows lines again. This high performance in younger years is no longer to observe in this strong extent. Although are generally abandoned the lower sow herds, however only a few pigs stocks with higher productivity increased. A typical performance of 0.10 to 0.2 piglets per sow and year however is not sufficient to completely offset the recent decline in the number of sows. Therefore, it is to be a lower piglets and slaughter pigs revenue in the EU for the future. In individual EU countries the weak pig and piglet prices ran into the year 2015 until the beginning of the year 2016 for various reductions in the number of sows. In Poland the stagnation process - 15.8% has increased within a year continued. Germany - 4.8% has high acceptance rates. The Dutch sow numbers decreased after years of stability to - 4.8% . France and Denmark are with 2.7 - 2.6% fallen less. The underserved Italian market for pigs has increased from - 2.1% further. Also the Spaniards very geared to expansion have reduced the potential of the young with - 1.4% fewer sows. Überschlägiger account with 443.000 fewer sows can be expected in the 1 approach of rd. 8.86 million fewer piglets. Extrapolating a productivity increase of 0.15 piglets per sow and year, however, the reduced revenue to 1.66 million piglets will be reduced. NET are so rough estimated 7 million fewer piglets and slaughter pigs or rd.-2.7% to quote. How far the Bill goes up, you will refer to 2016 the battle figures for the first time in the 4th quarter.
