In line with knowledge printed by means of the GPP, equipped by means of INE as initial knowledge, pig slaughter in Portugal within the first 9 months of 2023 reduced by means of 4.5% in comparison to the similar duration remaining 12 months. The whole choice of pigs slaughtered went from 2,988,417 head from January – September 2022 to two,854,943 head in 2023 (-133,474 head). This lower is along with the 1.5% drop in slaughter that came about in the similar period of time in 2022 in comparison to 2021.
Slaughter weight additionally fell, however by means of 3.9%, this means that that lighter pigs have been slaughtered this 12 months than in 2022, with the whole weight going from 248,021 lots in 2022 to 238,356.2 lots in 2023. This provides a mean carcass weight of 83.5 kg this 12 months in comparison to 84.1 kg in 2022.
Referring to piglet slaughter, there used to be a 7.4% drop (-76,429 head) within the first 9 months of 2023 in comparison to the similar duration in 2022, because the choice of head slaughtered used to be 957,838 in comparison to 1,034,267 head the former 12 months. The slaughter weight additionally fell by means of 6.2% from 7,228 lots in 2022 to six,781 lots in 2023, this means that that the common weight remained the similar, at roughly 7 kg in line with carcass.
As for cull breeding inventory, 2,640 head have been slaughtered (-14.8%) in 2023 in comparison to 30,563 head in 2022. The whole weight fell by means of 18.8% from 4,668 lots in 2022 to a few,793 lots in 2023. The common slaughter weight used to be 145.7 kg in line with carcass.
In general, 3,838,821 head have been slaughtered and licensed for intake in those first 9 months of 2023, down 5.3% from 2022 when 4,053,247 head have been slaughtered. The whole slaughter weight used to be 248,930 lots, down 4.2% from 2022 when 259,917 lots have been licensed for intake.
November 20, 2023/ GPP Swine Information Bulletin No. 46/ Portugal.
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