United Kingdom - English breeding herd increases, fattening pigs decreases

In 2010 the number of breeding pigs increased by 1.4% to 427 thousand. The number of fattening pigs decreased by 2% to 3.2 million leading to an overall reduction of 1.6% in the total number of pigs.

In 2010 the number of breeding pigs increased by 1.4% to 427 thousand. The number of fattening pigs decreased by 2% to 3.2 million leading to an overall reduction of 1.6% in the total number of pigs.

The number of pigs in England fell by 1.6% to 3.6 million. The fall is a slight surprise given the good market conditions (prices are below the 2009 level, but input costs are substantially lower). There was an increase of 1.4% in the number of breeding pigs, which may reflect the optimism in the sector.

http://www.defra.gov.uk/evidence/statistics/foodfarm/landuselivestock/junesurvey/documents/Jun2010-Eng.pdf

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