EU – Pig production costs

In 2007, the Netherlands and Denmark had the lowest production costs for farming pigs of all the European countries studied. However, if the cost of production rights purchased is also taken into account - € 0.05 per kg - the Netherlands lags behind Denmark in terms of production costs. France has a solid third position on the list, whereas Germany, Poland and Spain - where production costs are around € 0.20 higher - are quite far behind the numbers one and two in Europe. The production costs in the US and Brazil are significantly lower than in Europe.