During the year 2021 Spain imported a total of 1,552,851 piglets from the Netherlands, according to data from the Dutch statistics service RVO. This represents an increase of 22% over the previous year when 1.27 million Dutch piglets were imported. As seen in the graph below, these imports have undergone a more than significant increase over the last 6 years, from 194,000 head in 2006 to 1.55 million in 2021, an increase of more than 700%.
![Spanish imports of Dutch piglets for the period 2006-2021. Source: 333 based on RVO data.](https://www.pig333.com/3tres3_common/art/pig333/18129/annual-evolution-of-spanish-piglet-imports_241799.jpg?w=820&q=1&ts=1653979446)
Spanish imports of Dutch piglets for the period 2006-2021. Source: 333 based on RVO data.
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The year 2021 started with significant increases in the number of imported piglets, which gradually decreased to end with weekly values below those of 2020.
![Evolution of Spanish weekly imports of Dutch piglets for the years 2020 and 2021. Source: 333 based on RVO data.](https://www.pig333.com/3tres3_common/art/pig333/18129/evolution-of-spanish-weekly-imports-of-dutch-piglets-for-the-years-2020-and-2021-source-333-based-on-rvo-data_241798.jpg?w=820&q=1&ts=1653979446)
Evolution of Spanish weekly imports of Dutch piglets for the years 2020 and 2021. Source: 333 based on RVO data.
February 14, 2022/ 333 Staff with data from RVO.