The provisional data of the Ministry of Agriculture on pig production in Spain in 2017 show an increase by 1.17% in the number of heads slaughtered in comparison with 2016 (49,658,875 vs 49,083,785 heads).
In terms of weight, the increase was by 1.63%, with 4,249,161 tonnes versus the 4,181,091 tonnes produced in 2016.
March 2018/ MAPAMA/ Spain.
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