First 2011 EU Pig Meat Output Figures Published
22 February 2012
The 10 member states that have already reported their pig meat output figures for last year to Eurostat cover around 20 per cent of the EU total.
There have been some significant changes since 2010 but the overall indication at this stage is for the total pig meat output to be higher in 2011 than the year before. However, only two of the top 10 pig meat-producing countries have so far reported their figures so it would be premature to give clear trends at this stage.
Six of the 10 countries have reported lower output figures in 2011 than in 2010, including France (-0.6 per cent), the Czech Republic (-4.7 per cent) and Sweden (-2.7 per cent). Finland and Luxembourg report minor negative changes, while Slovakia's pig meat output in 2011 was 17 per cent below that of the previous year.
Of the four countries reporting increased pig production in 2011, the most significant in terms of actual volume and EU ranking is the UK (+31,555 tonnes or 4.1 per cent). Production was also up last year in Ireland (9.2 per cent), Romania (8.3 per cent) and Malta (4.3 per cent).
| Pig meat production in the EU – 2010 and 2011 (tonnes; as of 15 February 2012) |
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| 2010 | 2011 | Difference | % change | |
| EU-27 | 22,010,778 | |||
| Germany | 5,443,166 | |||
| Spain | 3,368,921 | |||
| France | 2,010,326 | 1,998,317 | -12,009 | -0.6 |
| Poland | 1,741,425 | |||
| Denmark | 1,666,300 | |||
| Italy | 1,632,715 | |||
| Netherlands | 1,288,274 | |||
| Belgium | 1,123,769 | |||
| UK | 774,466 | 806,021 | +31,555 | +4.1 |
| Austria | 542,131 | |||
| Hungary | 416,146 | |||
| Portugal | 384,201 | |||
| Czech Republic | 275,905 | 262,944 | -12,961 | -4.7 |
| Sweden | 263,478 | 256,380 | -7,098 | -2.7 |
| Romania | 234,195 | 253,546 | +19,351 | +8.3 |
| Ireland | 214,129 | 233,927 | +19,798 | +9.2 |
| Finland | 203,068 | 201,649 | -1,419 | -0.7 |
| Greece | 113,717 | |||
| Slovakia | 68,599 | 56,908 | -11,691 | -17.0 |
| Cyprus | 57,059 | |||
| Lithuania | 54,814 | |||
| Bulgaria | 37,346 | |||
| Estonia | 31,930 | |||
| Slovenia | 24,902 | |||
| Latvia | 23,327 | |||
| Luxembourg | 9,509 | 9,504 | -5 | -0.1 |
| Malta | 6,960 | 7,262 | +302 | +4.3 |
| Data from Eurostat | ||||
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