Page 24 of articles about statistics

United Kingdom - Sow numbers set to fall through 2011

04-May-2011
The size of the British pig breeding herd may slip below 418,000 sows (from 2007's 436,000 sows), causing pig producers to face a further period of negative margins, according to market analysts at the latest Outlook conference of the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board.

Canada – Hog inventories up, hog operations down

29-Apr-2011
As of April 1, 2011, Canadian farmers had an estimated 11.8 million hogs on their farms, up 1.4% from the same date in 2010, despite a 3.5% reduction in the number of hog operations. The inventory level was, however, down 0.7% from January 1, 2011.

China – Increase in pork production

28-Apr-2011
According to the latest figures published by Chinese authorities, China produced a total of 14,5 million tons of pork during the first trimester of this year, which indicates an increase of 1,7% compared to the same period last year.

Australia -Livestock numbers down, pig numbers remain steady

19-Apr-2011
Meat cattle numbers fell to 24 million from 2008-09 and dairy cattle numbers have continued their decline since industry deregulation, falling to 2.5 million head. Sheep numbers remain at their lowest level since 1905 and pig numbers have remained steady, but at decade-low levels.

Slovenia - Declining pig numbers

18-Apr-2011
the number of livestock in Slovenia declined further in 2010, most notably in pig and poultry breeding. Since 2006, the number of pigs had decreased from 575,000 to 395,500 in December 2010, with the number of farms breeding pigs falling by 4,000 to 31,000 in 2010.

USA - Sow herds increase

07-Apr-2011
Federal data released Friday shows the swine breeding herd of U.S. hog producers grew slightly over the last three months and from a year ago.

Russia’s swine inventory will likely grow about 2%

28-Mar-2011
According to FAS-USDA report, Russia’s swine inventory will likely grow about 2% to 17.5 million head at the end of December 2011 from 17.2 million head at the end of December 2010, as grain from the new harvest takes pressure off feed prices in the second half of the year.

Canada - Livestock estimates

02-Mar-2011
As of January 1, 2011, inventories of hogs were up slightly on a year-over-year basis. Hog producers reported 11.9 million hogs, up 0.6% and the first increase on a year-over-year basis since April 1, 2006.

Austria - Number of pigs stable

28-Feb-2011
For the reference date 1 December 2010, Statistics Austria reports a total number of 3.134.000 pigs (-0,1% compared to 2009). A marginal increase was observed within the number of piglets and young pigs (+0.3% to 1 604 000 animals). The number of pigs for fattening purposes increased during the same period by 0.1% to 1 245 000 head while the number of pigs for breeding decreased by 3.1% to 285 000 animals.

Germany - Record meat production in 2010

22-Feb-2011
Total commercial meat production in Germany reached a record value of 8.0 million tonnes in 2010. As further reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), that is an increase of 302,000 tonnes or 3.9% on the previous year.