January 18, 2021

Spain's import of Dutch piglets increases while those from Germany fall

Spain's import of piglets from the Netherlands has grown by +17% while imports of German piglets have dropped.

Last year, Dutch piglet exports reached 6.8 million head, a 1.8% increase over the previous year (6.68 million), although this figure is below the 6.95 million head that was reached in 2018.

Germany continued to be the leading destination by far, accounting for 61% of the total (4.15 million) but suffered a -3.8% decrease over the previous year, following the trend of previous years. It was followed by Spain, after unseating Belgium in 2018. In 2020, Spain represented 18.3% of total Dutch piglet exports (1.238 million), followed by Belgium, which was the third destination (869,213 head).

- Pig333 / RVO