France: Decrease in pig slaughter
Slaughter was down 4.8% year-on-year.
In December, the number of pigs slaughtered fell sharply year-on-year (-7.8%), remaining below the average slaughterings for the 2018-2022 period (-6.5%). At 94.2 kg/carcass on average, the weight of slaughter pigs is stable year-on-year (+ 0.1%).
For 2023, slaughterings are down by 4.8% year-on-year, and by 6.2% compared with the five-year average, reflecting the decline in pig numbers on farms.
Table 1. Pig slaughter.
|
December 2023 (thousand head) |
Evolution (%) |
Evolution (2023/Average 2018-2022) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Slaughter pigs | 1734 | -7.6 | -6.4 |
| Sows and boars | 24 | -6.0 | -11.9 |
| Piglets | 18 | -25.7 | -7.8 |
| TOTAL SWINE | 1776 | -7.8 | -6.5 |
Source: Agreste. Slaughterings corrected for daily variations (CVJA)