Breeding Pigs | Other Pigs | Total Pigs | |
'000 | |||
June 2019 | 143.3 | 1,472.7 | 1,616.0 |
June 2020 | 143.7 | 1,488.4 | 1,632.1 |
% change | +0.3 | +1.1 | +1.0 |
The total number of pigs in Ireland in June 2020 was estimated at 1,632,100, an increase of 1% compared to June 2019, with 1,488,400 non-breeding pigs and 143,700 breeding pigs. See Table 1.
A comparison of the June 2019 and June 2020 figures (see Table 1) show that in the breeding category the number of:
Table 1 Number of Pigs | |||||
Description | June 2018 | June 2019 | June 2020 | Change 2019 - 2020 | |
' 000 | ' 000 | % | |||
Total Pigs | 1,621.9 | 1,616.0 | 1,632.1 | 16.1 | 1.0 |
Breeding Pigs | 148.7 | 143.3 | 143.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
Gilts in Pig | 20.1 | 18.6 | 19.9 | 1.3 | 7.0 |
Sows in Pig | 82.4 | 78.7 | 76.5 | -2.3 | -2.9 |
Other Sows for breeding | 30.0 | 27.0 | 30.6 | 3.7 | 13.6 |
Gilts not yet served1 | 14.9 | 18.0 | 15.7 | -2.3 | -13.0 |
Boars | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
Other Pigs | 1,473.3 | 1,472.7 | 1,488.4 | 15.7 | 1.1 |
Pigs 80kg and over | 295.3 | 284.0 | 316.7 | 32.7 | 11.5 |
Pigs 50kg and under 80kg | 314.0 | 299.2 | 304.6 | 5.4 | 1.8 |
Pigs 20kg and under 50kg | 412.1 | 437.5 | 417.7 | -19.8 | -4.5 |
Less than 20kg | 451.9 | 452.0 | 449.4 | -2.6 | -0.6 |
1 Gilts of at least 50kg liveweight intended for breeding but not yet served. |
Introduction This release presents estimates of numbers of pigs in June 2020 at State level. The estimates are based on returns from the June 2020 Pig Survey which collects data on pig numbers held by specialised producers. The data is collected in accordance with Regulation (EC) No.1165/2008.
Coverage Specialised pig farms, totalling 287 specialised pig farms were included in the survey for June 2020, accounting for 87% of the estimated total pig population.
Results In cases where a pig farm did not make a June 2020 return, an estimate was created by taking that farm's 2019 return and applying the trend observed between the 2019 and 2020 collected data for each category of pigs.
As figures in the text and tables have been rounded to the nearest 100 units there may be slight discrepancies between the sum (or difference) of the constituent items and the totals shown.
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