COPENHAGEN, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) — Denmark’s pig stock has decreased by 12.2 % over the previous yr and is at its lowest stage in 25 years, Statistics Denmark stated on Wednesday.
Denmark is likely one of the world’s largest exporters of pig meat, which accounts for almost half of the nation’s agricultural exports and greater than 5 % of its complete exports.
The variety of pigs had decreased by 1.6 million to 11.5 million by Jan. 1, 2023.
“The pig population is declining due to poor production economics, which has forced several producers to shut down production in whole or in part,” Statistics Denmark stated in a press launch.
The variety of sows decreased by 105,000, or 10.3 %, to 915,000, whereas the variety of pregnant sows decreased by 10.4 % to 517,000.
“As a result of the declining sow population, the number of slaughters and piglet exports in Denmark will decrease,” the discharge stated.
The important decline in Denmark’s pig inhabitants shouldn’t be geographically remoted. According to Eurostat, the European Union’s (EU) statistical workplace, the pig inhabitants in Germany additionally noticed a year-on-year decline of 10 %.
Danish pig meat is exported to greater than 140 international locations, with Germany, the United Kingdom, Poland, China and Japan being the most important markets when it comes to quantity.