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France: Decrease in pig slaughter

Slaughter was down 4.8% year-on-year.

19 February 2024
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In December, the number of pigs slaughtered fell sharply year-on-year (-7.8%), remaining below the average slaughterings for the 2018-2022 period (-6.5%). At 94.2 kg/carcass on average, the weight of slaughter pigs is stable year-on-year (+ 0.1%).

For 2023, slaughterings are down by 4.8% year-on-year, and by 6.2% compared with the five-year average, reflecting the decline in pig numbers on farms.

Table 1. Pig slaughter.

December 2023

(thousand head)

Evolution

(%)

Evolution

(2023/Average 2018-2022)

Slaughter pigs 1734 -7.6 -6.4
Sows and boars 24 -6.0 -11.9
Piglets 18 -25.7 -7.8
TOTAL SWINE 1776 -7.8 -6.5

Source: Agreste. Slaughterings corrected for daily variations (CVJA)

January 2024/ Agreste/ France.
https://agreste.agriculture.gouv.fr/

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