EU (European Union)
Head slaughtered and production
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Seven major EU countries: monthly slaughter (stacked)
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Seven major EU countries, individually (monthly slaughter)
Y-axis scales differ by country.
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Germany (DE)
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Spain (ES)
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France (FR)
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Poland (PL)
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Denmark (DK)
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Netherlands (NL)
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Italy (IT)
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Average carcass weight
EU member states: average carcass weight (monthly)
Average carcass weight per head. Covers all approved slaughterhouses in each country.
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The 7-country total is not an average of the countries: it is the seven countries' total production ÷ total head slaughtered. Shown only for months with data for all seven.
Source: Created by editing European Commission DG AGRI data
Seven major EU countries, individually (monthly average carcass weight)
Average carcass weight per head. Covers all approved slaughterhouses in each country. Y-axis scales differ by country.
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Germany (DE)
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Spain (ES)
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France (FR)
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Poland (PL)
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Denmark (DK)
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Netherlands (NL)
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Italy (IT)
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EU pig inventory (total and breeding sows) — EU27 (from 2020)
Head count at each survey. Major producers are surveyed twice a year (May–June and November–December); the EU27 aggregate and smaller countries once a year (November–December).
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Left axis: total / right axis: breeding sows ≥50 kg
Source: Created by editing Eurostat apro_mt_lspig data (pig inventory by EU member state)
EU pig inventory by category (weight group) — EU27 (from 2020)
Composition from piglets to fattening and breeding pigs. The categories add up to the total.
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Piglets <20 kgPigs 20–50 kgFattening pigs 50–80 kgFattening pigs 80–110 kgFattening pigs ≥110 kgBreeding sows ≥50 kgBreeding boarsUnit: head
Source: Created by editing Eurostat apro_mt_lspig data (pig inventory by EU member state)