| Breeding Pigs | Other Pigs | Total Pigs | |
| '000 | |||
| June 2012 | 145.7 | 1,425.0 | 1,570.6 |
| June 2013 | 147.5 | 1,404.6 | 1,552.0 |
| % change | +1.2 | -1.4 | -1.2 |
The total number of pigs in Ireland in June 2013 was estimated at 1,552,000. This represents a drop of 1.2% since June 2012. See Table 1.
The number of breeding pigs was up 1.2%, while non-breeding pig numbers were down by 1.4% in the same period.
A comparison of the June 2012 and June 2013 figures (see Table 1) shows that in the breeding category the number of:
| Table 1 Number of Pigs | |||||
| Description | June 2011 | June 2012 | June 2013 | Change 2012 - 2013 | |
| ' 000 | ' 000 | % | |||
| Total pigs | 1,549.0 | 1,570.6 | 1,552.0 | -18.6 | -1.2 |
| Breeding pigs | 156.2 | 145.7 | 147.5 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
| Gilts in Pig | 18.8 | 20.1 | 19.2 | -0.9 | -4.3 |
| Sows in Pig | 90.6 | 84.6 | 84.2 | -0.4 | -0.5 |
| Other Sows for breeding | 30.5 | 24.7 | 28.2 | 3.5 | 14.0 |
| Gilts not yet served1 | 15.0 | 15.2 | 14.9 | -0.3 | -1.7 |
| Boars | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | -0.1 | -10.2 |
| Other pigs | 1,392.8 | 1,425.0 | 1,404.6 | -20.4 | -1.4 |
| Pigs 80kg and over | 250.2 | 245.5 | 252.4 | 6.9 | 2.8 |
| Pigs 50kg and under 80kg | 295.9 | 316.2 | 303.9 | -12.3 | -3.9 |
| Pigs 20kg and under 50kg | 425.9 | 419.0 | 399.5 | -19.5 | -4.6 |
| Less than 20kg | 420.8 | 444.3 | 448.8 | 4.5 | 1.0 |
| 1 Gilts of at least 50kg liveweight intended for breeding but not yet served. | |||||
Introduction This release presents estimates of numbers of pigs in June 2013 at State level. The estimates are based on returns from the June 2013 Pig Survey which collects data on pig numbers held by specialised producers. The data is collected in accordance with Regulation (EC) No.1165/2008.
Coverage Specialised pig farms, totalling 320 specialised pig farms were included in the survey for June 2013, accounting for 92% of the estimated total pig population.
Results The results for June 2013 were calculated by comparing the returns from the same pig farms in the June 2012 Pig Survey and the June 2013 Pig Survey and applying the resulting trend to the June 2012 pig figures.
As figures in the text and tables have been rounded to the nearest 100 units there may be slight discrepancies between the sum (or difference) of the constituent items and the totals shown.
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