Spain doubles imports of pigs from the Netherlands

January 16, 2023/ 333 Staff with data from RVO.

17-Jan-2023 (3 years 4 months 22 days ago)

In 2016, Spain only imported about 2,000 finishing pigs annually. Five years ago that number was just over 7,500; in 2021 more than 48,000 animals were imported, and in 2022 this value doubled reaching more than 94,000 head. <p>Evolution of Spanish imports of pigs for slaughter from the Netherlands and annual variation. Source: 333 based on RVO data.</p>

The number of Dutch piglets imported in 2022 reached 1,697,247 head, although this was an increase of 9% over the previous year, the rate of growth in imports was lower than in previous years.

<p>Evolution of Spanish piglet imports from the Netherlands and annual variation. Source: 333 based on RVO data.</p>