Pig population as of June 2024
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12.09.2024
According to preliminary data, the population of pigs* in June 2024 was 9 132 thousand heads showing a decrease of 3.2% compared to the analogical period last year. The reduc-tion in numbers occurred in three groups of pigs, in particular in the pigs, from 20 kg to less than 50 kg, where it was 6.9%.
At the beginning of June 2024, the pig population amounted to 9 132 thousand heads and was lower by 304.3 thousand heads (by 3.2%) than the state recorded in the analogical period of 2023, and compared with the number of pigs in December 2023 – lower by 637.7 thousands heads, i.e. by 6.5%.
* 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%).
