According to data from the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture's report, "Quarterly Swine Indicators-October 2022", Spanish imports of live pigs between January and September 2022 were 8.3% above the same period in 2021, surpassing 2.5 million head. Compared to the average of the previous four years, this number is 45.2% greater.
![Spanish live pig imports from the EU 2018-2022. Source: MAPA from TRACES data.](https://www.pig333.com/3tres3_common/art/pig333/18847/spanish-imports-of-live-pigs_256438.png?w=820&q=1&ts=1667973323)
Spanish live pig imports from the EU 2018-2022. Source: MAPA from TRACES data.
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November 7, 2022/ Ministry of Agriculture/ Spain.
https://www.mapa.gob.es/es/ganaderia