Page 28 of articles about statistics

According to COCERAL oilseeds crop forecast, published on september, European Union-27 oilseed production has decreased this year from 29.27m tonnes to 27.739m tonnes, with the most significant drop seen in rapeseed production.

The latest data published by the French statistical service (Agreste) shows a decrease in hog numbers of 1,4% in May of this year, in relation to 2009.

U.S. inventory of all hogs and pigs on September 1, 2010 was 65.0 million head. This was down 3 percent from September 1, 2009 but up 1 percent from June 1, 2010.

According to information published by the Mexican Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fishing, and Food (SAGARPA), the exports of pork meat to South Korea increased by 107% during 2009, with respect to the year before.

According to the latest figures published by the Spanish Minister of Agriculture on swine production during the first 6 months of this year, pork meat production has been stable, reaching 1.715.515 t, which represents a slight increase of 0, 19% with respect to the same period last year, while on the other hand, the number of animals slaughtered (19.972.386) has declined by 2,10% between January and June or 2010, with respect to the same period in 2009 (20.400.063).

The latest data from the European Commission on the principal pork importing countries show Russia as the number one importer, reaching 383.285 tons during the first half of this year, a 16% increase from the same period last year.

Hog production for 2011 is forecast at 27.4 million head, down 2.1 percent compared to the estimated 28 million head in 2010 which was down 4.4 percent compared to 2009. Slaughter is forecast at 20.8 million hogs in 2011, down 2.1 percent from 2010. A lower pig crop in 2010 has resulted in lower slaughter numbers. Continued lower hog exports translated into more domestic slaughter, estimated at 21.25 million head in 2010. Mirroring reduced slaughter in Canada, pork production is forecast at 1.725 MMT for 2011, or a further decline of 1.4 percent from the 1.75 MMT estimated for 2010.

The latest information from the Danmarks Statistik shows that in 1989 the number of livestock farms rose to 81.223, shrinking by half in 20 years, with only 41.384 farms.

Post forecasts pork production to increase in 2011 at an average rate of nearly 3 percent. USDA projections reflect current optimism of pork exporters for increasing exports during next year and assume that the worst of the global financial turmoil has past. However, traders remain cautious about the impact of the valuation of the Brazilian currency and access to credit for main importers, such as Russia.

The total pork export during the first half of this year increased by 143.000 tons with respect to the same period last year, reaching a total of 1.291.846 tons, equalling an increase of 12%.

At July 1, 2010, Canadian hog producers reported an estimated 11.8 million hogs on their farms, down from 12.1 million hogs on the same date in 2009.

The latest information published by the Austrian Institute of Statistics shows a 0,5% decline in the pig census as of June 2010, compared with December 2009, with a total of 3,12 million animals.

Although the German pig herd has shrunk over the past couple of years, German producers are importing increasing numbers of slaughter hogs and piglets from other countries, in particular Denmark.

The Ukrainian Committee of Statistics reported that as of June 1, 2010, the number of pigs in all types of farms increased by 14.2% up to 8175.8 thousand pigs against the same period in 2009.

FAO is granting free and open access to its central data repository, FAOSTAT, the world's largest and most comprehensive statistical database on food, agriculture, and hunger.

Holland and Denmark are the 2 countries that stand out with the best technical performance for mothers, higher productivity, prolificacy, and better reproductive rhythms, while Italy and the UK come in the extreme opposite with the worst results in productivity and prolificacy. Spain is situated in an intermediate position with respect to productivity and prolificacy, while they obtain good results in reproduction.