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Fewer fattening pigs and more piglets due to remediation

8 July 2019 - Redactie Boerenbusiness

The subsidy scheme for the remediation of pig farms leads to more breeding farms and fewer fattening pig farms, according to responses from financial and economic experts to parliamentary questions from the CDA.

Experts confirm the CDA's assumption that fattening pig farms in particular are eligible for the remediation funds. When oversubscribing, the companies with the highest odor load will be the first to act. These are mainly fattening pig farms, given that the odor load of fattening pig farms per full-fledged worker is greater than that of sows with piglets.

It should be noted, however, that the revived sales of pig farms mainly concern fattening pig farms. The average fattening pig farm is therefore worth more than the average sow farm.

Distance to odor-sensitive object
In a response to the questions, Minister Carola Schouten (Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality) writes that she does not intend to change the scheme to ensure the balance between breeding farms and fattening pig farms in the Netherlands. The idea behind the remediation scheme is to reduce the odor load, without making a distinction between business types.

Minister Schouten also notes that the odor load is not only dependent on the animal category, but also on the size of the companies, the type of barn, the layout and the distance to any odor-sensitive objects.

Problematic piglet surplus in animal diseases
The CDA expects that problems may arise in the event of an outbreak of animal diseases. If it is not allowed to export, there is a threat of a lack of housing for piglets. According to the minister, the scheme will result in a relatively small increase in the piglet surplus in the Netherlands that has existed for some time. "This is not a development that is consciously pursued, but also not a development that requires adjustment," the minister replies to the parliamentary questions.

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