The total number of pigs in Ireland in June 2022 was estimated at 1,634,800, a decrease of 3.5% compared with June 2021.
There were 1,497,600 non-breeding pigs and 137,200 breeding pigs.
When comparing June 2021 and June 2022 breeding figures, we can see the number of sows in pig decreased by 11.1%, while gilts (young female sows) in pig fell by 10.9%.
Figure 1 shows a comparison of the numbers of non-breeding pigs by weight between 2021 and 2022.
Table 1 shows the percentage change from the previous year of the main pig categories.
Table 2 displays the numbers of pigs by category over the past three years.
| X-axis label | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| <20kg | 459.4 | 409 |
| 20-50kg | 421.6 | 423.1 |
| 50-80kg | 343 | 326 |
| >80kg | 318.3 | 339.5 |
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Statistician's Comment
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today (15 September 2022) released the Pig Survey June 2022.
Commenting on the release, Dr Grzegorz Głaczyński, Statistician, said: “The number of breeding pigs fell by 14,700 (-9.7%) in June 2022 to 137,200 when compared with the same period last year. The figures also show a decrease in the number of non-breeding pigs by 44,800 (-2.9%) to 1,497,600 head."