Major countries are shrinking
Only three EU countries slaughter more pigs
Of the 28 European Member States, only 3 countries slaughtered more pigs in the first 4 months of 2017. The hooks are less filled, especially in Northwestern Europe.
Only 3 Eastern European countries slaughtered more pigs in the period from January to April 2017. Bulgaria shows a plus of 12%, Hungary a plus of 2,6% and Latvia a plus of 1,7%. These are countries that represent little in Europe in terms of pig numbers. For the rest, all Member States write red figures, which vary from a minus of 0,6% in Serbia to a minus of 13,5% in Croatia.
Netherlands middle engine
For Poland, with a minus of 0,6%, and Spain, with a minus of 0,8%, the damage of the large pig countries remains reasonably limited. With a minus of 3%, the Netherlands is in the middle class. The contraction in Germany (-4%), France (-4,2%) and Denmark (-6,7%) is larger.
On balance, the European member states slaughtered 83,4 million pigs. That is 3,5% less compared to the same period last year. Especially in February (-5,8%) and April (-10,2%) there was a significant decrease in sex. In January and March, more pigs were hanging on the hooks. 
The graph shows the percentage differences per Member State between the number of pig slaughters from January to April compared to last year.
Wouter Job
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