Scottish agricultural survey: December 2016

Annual agricultural survey based on data from larger agricultural holdings together with estimates for smaller farms.


Table 4 Number of pigs, 2006 to 2016

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 % Change between 2015 & 2016
Breeding herd
Sows in pig 31,597 27,923 23,476 23,001 27,048 22,378 17,874 18,408 21,172 26,502 26,789 1.1%
Gilts in pig 4,696 4,460 4,053 3,893 5,299 4,438 4,588 4,863 5,850 6,615 6,017 -9.0%
Other sows for breeding 7,886 6,420 5,650 4,872 6,315 5,346 5,661 5,226 6,178 4,160 4,992 20.0%
Total 44,179 38,804 33,179 31,766 38,662 32,162 28,123 28,497 33,200 37,277 37,798 1.4%
Barren sows for fattening 693 1,032 517 526 540 603 731 569 408 605 816 34.9%
Gilts 50kg and over, not in pig but expected to be used for breeding 4,474 4,117 4,114 4,227 5,112 5,063 5,149 5,906 5,503 6,891 4,905 -28.8%
Boars being used for service 1,393 1,360 1,194 1,248 1,524 1,307 1,150 1,201 1,018 961 964 0.3%
All other pigs
110kg liveweight and over 6,085 4,724 4,722 6,375 6,181 3,506 3,456 3,003 4,822 6,243 4,696 -24.8%
80kg and under 110kg liveweight 61,551 64,038 50,746 69,803 66,895 61,656 52,283 42,217 47,680 49,471 51,385 3.9%
50kg and under 80kg liveweight 103,631 98,842 78,629 85,187 91,385 85,145 70,684 59,089 63,074 63,239 68,834 8.8%
20kg and under 50kg liveweight 119,267 109,592 102,615 99,926 100,134 96,019 83,623 78,442 72,988 75,133 88,699 18.1%
Under 20kg liveweight 120,111 119,119 106,386 90,867 105,696 90,832 78,892 74,544 93,441 91,171 109,702 20.3%
Total 410,645 396,316 343,098 352,158 370,291 337,158 288,938 257,295 282,005 285,257 323,316 13.3%
Total pigs 461,385 441,629 382,102 389,925 416,129 376,293 324,091 293,468 322,134 330,991 367,799 11.1%

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