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WUR expects higher pig farming balance
Wageningen UR has increased expected long-term yields from pig farming. The expected balance per sow per year increases by 6,7% and the balance per finisher increases by 2,3%.
The new standards and starting points have been drawn up on the basis of the trend line of recent years. The technical key figures have been adjusted on the basis of the results from 2019. All in all, the revenues are increasing, but the costs are also increasing.
Expected returns
The yields have increased because there has been an increasing trend line over the past few years. The expected balance minus the fattening costs has been set at €255 per sow per year and at €45 per fattening pig. The old yields were €239 per sow per year and €44 per finisher. The feed profit of the sows has increased from €570 to €587 and the feed profit of the finishing pigs has increased from €77 to €79.
The yields of the sows are increasing faster than those of the finishing pigs. This is because the costs are also increasing. According to Izak Vermeij, DLO researcher at WUR, the prospects for pig farmers have changed very little because revenues and costs have increased. The extra yields are also necessary to be able to continue farming, because the costs have also risen.
The Waginingen forecast is used by pig farmers, financiers and the government to prepare or assess company budgets.
Chanti Oussoren
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