Pig population as of December 2024
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According to preliminary data, the population of pigs* in December 2024 was 9 078.3 thousand heads showing an decrease of 7.1% compared to the analogical period last year. The reduction of the pig population occurred in all groups of pigs.
At the beginning of December 2024, the pig population amounted to 9 078.3 thousand heads and was lower by 691.4 thousand heads (by 7.1%) than the state recorded in the analogical period of 2023, and compared with the number of pigs in June 2024 –lower by 53.7 thousands heads, i.e. by 0.6%.
*Preliminary generalised results of a representative survey of pig population and pig production comprising:
- all holdings of legal persons and unincorporated entities,
- selected individual holdings (30 thousand holdings - sample of approximately 2.0%).
