Press release No. 299 of 25 June 2021
WIESBADEN – On the reference date of 3 May 2021, 24.6 million pigs were kept in Germany. Based on provisional results, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that the number of pigs was down by 1,430,600, or 5.5%, compared with the last survey on 3 November 2020. Compared with the relevant number recorded on 3 May 2020, the pig population decreased by 840,400 or 3.3%.
