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The shrinking German pig stock hits Vion hard
The German branch of Vion slaughtered considerably fewer pigs last year than the year before. In a market with rapidly shrinking animal numbers, Vion appears to be the most susceptible to this, according to an overview by interest group ISN.
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The number of slaughters in Germany shrank by 9,2% last year to 47,1 million pigs. The top 10 largest slaughterhouses saw the number of slaughters fall by 8,2% to 38,6 million. The largest percentage shrinkage is visible at Vion. The number of slaughters at Germany's third largest pig slaughterhouse fell by as much as 17.% to 6,51 million. This means that Vion is shrinking much faster than the market.
With a contraction of 10,3%, Westfleisch, the second largest slaughterhouse in Germany, is also facing a significant contraction. Market leader Tönnies is doing slightly less poorly with a decline of 7,5%. It is striking that Danish Crown saw the number of slaughters increase slightly last year.
