Top 25% of pig farms produce 29.3 pigs per sow per year
Overall, the quantity of pig meat produced per sow per year in Ireland has increased by 9.6% since 2019, due to a combination of increased number of pigs produced per sow per year, and increased carcase weights.
Pigs born alive per litter surpassed 15 for the first time in 2024, according to the annual analysis of Teagasc Profit Monitor pig farms.
The data comes from 85 herds with more than 73,000 sows, or 55% of the total Irish sow herd. They range from less than 100 sows to more than 2,500 per herd, the average herd size is 868 sows.
