Analysis of trends in key socio-economic indicators for Argentina’s swine industry through 2025

Two official databases were used to compile this report:

• Productive-Health Database (PS): This database integrates information from foot-and-mouth disease vaccination records, sworn statements of registration or re-registration with The National Health Registry for Agricultural Producers (RENSPA), records of animal arrivals and departures, and health records related to births, deaths, and other production-related events.
• Production-Commercial Database (PC): includes producers identified by their CUIT who submitted at least one closed Electronic Transit Document (DTe) with a slaughterhouse destination during the year 2025. It should be noted that there are also producers who issue DTe documents for piglets destined for growers/finishers, exhibitions, or other movements not covered by this classification; therefore, the commercial analysis primarily reflects the portion of the sector related to the shipment of animals to slaughter.

Conclusions from the report:

Between 2021 and 2025, the national swine herd grew moderately, although it declined in 2025. Growth over the past five years was 12%. The sow herd remained relatively stable, settling at around 363,000 head. Over the past five years, a growth of 5.6% was observed.

The decline in the number of swine producers accelerated in both databases, particularly in the last two years. In the PS Database, the decline between 2021 and 2025 was 12.3%, equivalent to 1,736 fewer producers. In the PC database, the reduction was 38.5%, with 1,367 fewer producers. Production continues to be concentrated in a smaller number of larger-scale operations.

You can download the report (in Spanish) here.