October 15, 2012

Scotland sees pig figures drop 12.3% in 2012

Scotland sees its total pig figures decline 12.3% as compared with new figures from the Scottish Agricultural Census.

In 2011, the total breeding herd stood at 36,338 pigs. A 12.3% drop is now reported, with only 31,881 pigs recorded in 2012.

Sows in pig  saw one of the biggest drops, whereby numbers fell 14.3% to 20,712 in 2012.

The number of boars recorded also dropped 13.1% from 1506 in 2011 to 1,308 in 2012.

Barren sows for fattening have seen an increase of 28% between 2011 and 2012, with the number now standing at 941.