DANISH PIG SLAUGHTERING DECLINES IN 2014
February 8th, 2015
Denmark slaughtered around 250,000 less pigs in 2014 compared to 2013, according to new data from the Danish Agriculture and Food Council (DAFC/ Landbrug & Fødevarer) based on figures supplied by the Danish Pig Producers association (DPP/ Danske Svineproducenter). In total, Danish meat processing companies slaughtered 18.93 million pigs in 2014. This represented a -1.3 per cent drop on the 19.2 million pigs slaughtered in 2013. Overall, Danish meat producers slaughtered 254,461 fewer pigs in 2014 than in 2013. The downturn in demand saw pigmeat major Danish ...
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