Publication - Statistics
Results from the December 2012 Scottish Agricultural Survey
This publication contains results from the 2012 December Agricultural Survey covering
winter sown crops, hay and silage production, livestock and machinery. It provides
commentary and graphics on the latest annual changes and trends over the past ten years,
together with comparisons with June Census results.
Table 4 Number of pigs, 2002 to 2012 (1)
| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | % Change between 2011 & 2012 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breeding herd | ||||||||||||
| Sows in pig | 35,128 | 34,197 | 33,510 | 31,729 | 31,416 | 27,769 | 23,537 | 24,387 | 26,306 | 21,941 | 17,647 | -19.6% |
| Gilts in pig | 4,326 | 4,151 | 7,421 | 3,689 | 4,679 | 4,448 | 4,145 | 3,897 | 5,224 | 4,580 | 4,974 | 8.6% |
| Other sows for breeding | 10,950 | 10,421 | 6,932 | 6,604 | 7,860 | 6,383 | 5,680 | 4,949 | 5,774 | 5,706 | 5,514 | -3.4% |
| Total | 50,404 | 48,769 | 47,863 | 42,022 | 43,955 | 38,600 | 33,362 | 33,233 | 37,304 | 32,227 | 28,135 | -12.7% |
| Barren sows for fattening | 962 | 720 | 916 | 510 | 713 | 1,061 | 558 | 542 | 521 | 419 | 579 | 38.2% |
| Gilts 50kg and over, not in pig but expected to be used for breeding |
5,069 | 4,557 | 6,026 | 6,325 | 4,693 | 4,317 | 4,056 | 4,653 | 5,258 | 5,272 | 5,072 | -3.8% |
| Boars being used for service | 1,851 | 1,596 | 1,658 | 1,304 | 1,373 | 1,342 | 1,214 | 1,220 | 1,448 | 1,095 | 955 | -12.8% |
| All other pigs | ||||||||||||
| 110kg liveweight and over | 2,598 | 6,375 | 5,144 | 9,841 | 6,184 | 4,788 | 4,793 | 6,325 | 6,488 | 3,296 | 3,708 | 12.5% |
| 80kg and under 110kg liveweight | 53,860 | 56,103 | 80,487 | 78,437 | 62,846 | 65,438 | 50,175 | 68,998 | 67,975 | 55,415 | 47,376 | -14.5% |
| 50kg and under 80kg liveweight | 94,942 | 99,026 | 93,834 | 89,709 | 105,815 | 100,974 | 78,947 | 88,377 | 87,731 | 83,880 | 71,028 | -15.3% |
| 20kg and under 50kg liveweight | 129,088 | 128,521 | 122,498 | 131,328 | 121,664 | 111,847 | 105,462 | 100,609 | 99,377 | 94,150 | 87,385 | -7.2% |
| Under 20kg liveweight | 147,732 | 131,260 | 131,723 | 133,808 | 122,422 | 121,507 | 103,817 | 90,748 | 104,116 | 92,314 | 76,859 | -16.7% |
| Total | 428,220 | 421,285 | 433,686 | 443,123 | 418,931 | 404,554 | 343,194 | 355,057 | 365,687 | 329,055 | 286,356 | -13.0% |
| Total pigs | 486,506 | 476,927 | 490,149 | 493,284 | 469,665 | 449,874 | 382,384 | 394,600 | 410,218 | 368,068 | 321,097 | -12.8% |
(1) - Minor holdings accounting for about 0.2% of total pigs are excluded from these results
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