Number of pigs 1 April 2025 and number of sheep and goats 1 May 2025 (provisional)

There were 2% fewer pigs on farms than at the same time last year. The number of sows also fell by 2%. There were 4% fewer sheep than last year.

Number of pigs on April 1, 2025, and change compared to the same time in 2024 (in brackets)

• Total number of pigs 971,589 head (-2%)
  • Boars 735 head (-9%)
  • Sows 67,888 head (-2%)
  • Young breeding pigs head 14,630 (-1%)
  • Piglets 454,520 head (0%)
  • Fattening pigs 433,816 head (-3%)

Number of sheep on May 1, 2025, and change compared to the same date in 2024 (in brackets)

• Sheep total 110,622 head (-4%)
  • Ewes 55,262  head (-7%)

  • Other sheep 55,360 head (-1%)