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Denmark: small decline in the pig census

The pig population as of April 1, 2012 stood at 11.96 million pigs, slightly below the 12.35 million as of January 1.

19 June 2012
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The latest data published by the Danish Statistics Service puts the pig population at 11.96 million pigs as of April 1, 2012, slightly below the 12.35 million as of January 1 and similar to the same period last year (11,932).

Regarding sows, as of April 1 the census amounted to 1.023 million sows, 1 percent less than the same period last year. Regarding pigs above 50 kg, there was a slight increase of 2% over the same period last year, with 3.12 million head on April 1, 2012 compared to 3.05 to April 1, 2011.

Friday May 11, 2012/ Statistics Denmark/ Denmark.
http://www.dst.dk/en/Statistics

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