October 17, 2022

Poland's pig inventory dips in numbers at start of June 2022

Poland's pig inventory stood at 9.61 million head at the start of June 2022, down by 1.42 million head (-12.9%) from the same period last year.

Compared to December 2021, the country's pig population decreased by 631.2 thousand head (-6.2%). The breeding sow herd decreased by 128.8 thousand head (-17.5%) to 606.4 thousand head compared to June 2021, and the pregnant sow herd was down 89.3 thousand head (-17.6%) to 417.6 thousand head.

In January-June 2022 (according to preliminary data), Poland's imports of live pigs totaled 3.23 million head and were 5.4% lower than in the same period last year, of which imports of piglets decreased by 6% and pure-bred breeding pigs and sows decreased by 38.2%. The average weight per imported head during the period was 35.4kg compared to 32.7kg in 2021.

The largest shares in the domestic pig inventory were led by the following provinces: Greater Poland (35.6%), Masovian (12.7%), Łódź (9.4%) and Kuyavian-Pomeranian (9.3%). The following provinces had the smallest shares: Podkarpackie (0.8%), Lubuskie (0.9%) and Małopolskie (1.0%).

Meanwhile, in the first half of 2022, Poland's Chief Veterinary Inspectorate registered five African swine fever outbreaks, affecting 2,286 pigs.

- GUS (Poland)