November 25, 2024

Nicaragua concluded pig census in local regions

Nicaragua recently conducted a pig census in the regions of the North and South Caribbean Coast, Jinotega and Matagalpa.

According to the study conducted by the country's Ministry of Agriculture (MAG), 140,755 producer families were identified as having at least one pig on their farms, with an inventory of 492,796 head, concentrated in the North Caribbean Coast, South Caribbean Coast, Jinotega, and Matagalpa.

Of the total herd, 61.8% consists of pigs under six months old, while 38.2% are pigs over 6 months old.

Additionally, 63,398 pigs were identified in 'technified' and 'semi-technified' farms, which, when added to the farm inventory, brings Nicaragua's national herd to a total of 556,194 pigs. Of these, an average of 24,000 head per month are sent to slaughter for national consumption.

- Ministry of Agriculture (Nicaragua)