EU pig production up by 3% in Q2
AHDB analyst Tom Forshaw says this is a result of increased pig slaughterings, up 3% (+1.8 million head) during the period to total 63.4 million head, and a slight increase (+400g) in carcase weights to 92.2kg.
EU pork production increased by 4% to total 12 million tonnes in the first half of the year. Slaughterings reached 130 million head in the mentioned period, a 3% (+3.5 million) increase on the year.
Increased production throughout Europe in the latest quarter has been driven by Spanish pig production, totalling 1.1 million tonnes, up 10% (+110,000 tonnes) compared to 2017. Growth in Polish production remains positive, up 5% (+26,000 tonnes) to total 500,000 tonnes. Germany accounted for 22% of total EU production during the second quarter, however production was down slightly, by 2% (-30,000 tonnes) to total 1.3 million tonnes. This continues a long term trend of declining production within Germany, with the industry uncertain about the prospects of the sector going forward.
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