Spain: Growth in pork production slows

March 4, 2022/ 333 Staff with data from MAPA.

08-Mar-2022 (4 years 2 months 30 days ago)

Spanish pork production continued to increase during 2021, reaching 5,194,435 tons, surpassing the previous year's record.

Although production has increased 3.82% from 2020, the pace of growth has slowed, falling below the almost 8% increase in 2020.

<p>Evolution of Spanish pork production (in tons) and variation with respect to the previous year (%) for the period 2016-2021. Source: 333 based on data from the Ministry of Agriculture.</p>

The number of animals slaughtered reached 58,499,719 head, 4.22% more than in 2020. In relation to the carcass weight of 88.79 kg, there is a slight decrease compared to 2020.