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Last year, most EU countries with the exception of Spain, Romania, Latvia, and Finland, saw their sow inventory decrease again.
In Germany, the decrease was -7.3%, in France -3.83%, in Italy -3.08%, in Denmark -2.98%, in Belgium -2.27%, and in the Netherlands -1.41%.
In contrast, Spain continued to increase its breeding herd by 1.88%, from 2,635,250 sows in 2020 to 2,684,910 in 2021, according to Eurostat data.
Evolution of the sow inventories of the main EU pig producers.
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April 25, 2022/ 333 Staff.
