September 26, 2024

Portugal's number of pigs slaughtered for consumption rose by 0.15% year-on-year in H1 2024

Portugal saw 2,483199 head of pigs slaughtered and approved for consumption in the first half of 2024, 0.15% more than in 2023.

There was a 2.3% increase in the total number of finishing pigs slaughtered (+42,848 head), from 1,868,343 pigs slaughtered in the first half of 2023 to 1,911,191 head slaughtered in 2024. The total slaughter weight increased by 4.9%. The total weight went from 158,723.6 tonnes in 2023 to 166,557.5 tonnes this year.

There was a 6.1% drop in the slaughter of piglets for roasting, or 35,915 fewer head in the first half of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. The total slaughter weight fell by 5.6%, from 4,184.4 tonnes in 2023 to 3,950.7 tonnes in 2024.

As for cull breeding stock, 15,893 were slaughtered in 2024 compared to 19,160 head in 2023 (-17.1%). The total weight fell by 15.5% from 2,797.1 tonnes in 2023 to 2,363.8 tonnes in 2024.

In H1 2023, 2,479,533 pigs were slaughtered for consumption. The total slaughter weight was 165,705.1 tonnes in 2023, which represents an increase of 4.3%.

- SIMA Newsletter 33