Vion loses significant number of pigs in Germany

A total of 53,28 million pigs were slaughtered in Germany last year. That was 1,43 million, or 2,7%, less than in 2020. The annual ISN schlachthofranking The German pig farmers' union shows that the Top 3 also had to surrender a large number of pigs.

Vion loses most of its pigs and market share
Market leader Tönnies saw the number of slaughters fall by 1,9% to 16,3 million pigs. In 2020, the company processed 15,99 million. In percentage terms, Tönnies has therefore experienced the smallest decline in the number of slaughters of the top 3 companies. Numbers two and three from the 2020 ranking have exchanged pennies in the 2021 ranking. Westfleisch is now in second place and processed 7,26 million pigs last year, 0,21 million less than in 2020. Vion processed in Germany last year another 7,0 million pigs. That was 600.000 fewer than in 2020, a decline of no less than 7,9%.

Vion's market share has therefore fallen from 14,3% in 2020 to 13,5% in 2021. Westfleisch retained its market share (14%) and Tönnies even saw its market share increase by 0,2% to 31% due to a smaller contraction than the market. XNUMX%. 

An important reason for the reduced number of slaughters is the greatly reduced import of pigs for slaughter. According to the ISN, the number of imported animals fell to 1,17 million head, about half of the number imported in 2020.