The Cabinet expects that 7 to 10% of the number of pig rights will be canceled with the Subsidy Scheme for the Remediation of Pig Farms (Srv). This concerns 600.000 to 860.000 pig units. An estimated 300 locations where companies keep pigs will close.
This writes agriculture minister Carola Schouten in a letter to the House of Representatives. The reorganization of the Dutch pig farming sector will turn out to be more drastic than expected. According to the minister, this has everything to do with raising the subsidy ceiling. Driven by the climate agreement, the cabinet has decided to increase the subsidy ceiling for the scheme from €120 to €180 million.
The €120 million gave space to 200 pig farmers to wind up their business or stop at a location. With the €60 million extra, another 100 locations can be added. According to Schouten, it is certain that the scheme will be fully signed. She expects the number of registrations to exceed the 300 companies or locations. It is still difficult to estimate. "After all, it is a voluntary scheme in which each individual pig farmer will have to make his own assessment," writes Schouten.
The expected number of pig rights that can be canceled is also an estimate, Schouten emphasizes. ''How many pig rights are definitively canceled depends on various factors that cannot be fully foreseen in advance, for example the current market price for pig units at the time of opening of the Srv and the age of the stables at the pig farming locations that qualify for a subsidy.''
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