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Number of commercial pig units falls

Ireland: The number of commercial pig units in Ireland has fallen

Number of commercial pig units falls

Wed, 02 Apr, 2003 - 01:00

8% during the past two years, according to the Teagasc pig census.

It shows that in January 2003 there were 510 units containing just over 160,000 sows with the capacity to produce 3.43 million pigs per year.

The bi-annual census also reveals the average herd size has increased from 355 sows in 2001 to 383 sows at present.

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