Press release No. 596 of 22 December 2021
WIESBADEN – On the reference date of 3 November 2021, 23.6 million pigs were kept in Germany according to provisional results. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that this was the smallest pig population since 1996. Compared with the livestock survey (reference date 3 May 2021), the number of pigs decreased by 1,081,000 or 4.4%. Compared with the relevant number recorded on 3 November 2020, the pig population was down by 2,450,300 or 9.4%.
