On the reference date of 3 May 2020, 25.4 million pigs were kept in Germany. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that the provisional number of pigs was down by 678,800, or 2.6%, compared with the last survey conducted in November 2019. Compared with the relevant number recorded on 3 May 2019, the pig population decreased by 584,000 or 2.3% (Fig. 1).
![Pig population in Germany. The survey reference dates are 3 May and 3 November of each year; May 2020: provisional results.](https://www.pig333.com/3tres3_common/art/pig333/16337/pig-population-in-germany_164388.jpg?w=820&q=1&ts=1653979446)
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June 25, 2020/ Destatis/ Germany.
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