UK Pig Breeding Herd
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| UK Pig Breeding Herd | ||
|---|---|---|
| 000 head | June | December |
| 1973 | 1,015 | 1,002 |
| 1974 | 889 | 817 |
| 1975 | 814 | 845 |
| 1976 | 884 | 886 |
| 1977 | 828 | 821 |
| 1978 | 845 | 869 |
| 1979 | 851 | 821 |
| 1980 | 831 | 818 |
| 1981 | 836 | 837 |
| 1982 | 864 | 876 |
| 1983 | 856 | 790 |
| 1984 | 800 | 814 |
| 1985 | 828 | 827 |
| 1986 | 824 | 822 |
| 1987 | 822 | 822 |
| 1988 | 820 | 760 |
| 1989 | 805 | 755 |
| 1990 | 757 | 772 |
| 1991 | 768 | 772 |
| 1992 | 786 | 785 |
| 1993 | 780 | 796 |
| 1994 | 802 | 779 |
| 1995 | 784 | 739 |
| 1996 | 748 | 777 |
| 1997 | 799 | 802 |
| 1998 | 778 | 705 |
| 1999 | 689 | 661 |
| 2000 | 610 | 578 |
| 2001 | 598 | 547 |
| 2002 | 558 | 520 |
| 2003 | 516 | 514 |
| 2004 | 515 | 475 |
| 2005 | 470 | 441 |
| 2006 | 468 | 449 |
| 2007 | 455 | 436 |
| 2008 | 421 | 427 |
| 2009 | 426 | 417 |
| 2010 | 427 | 423 |
| 2011 | 432 | 409 |
| 2012 | 425 | 400 |
| 2013 | 421 | 398 |
| 2014 | 406 | 390 |
| 2015 | 408 | 401 |
| 2016 | 415 | 409 |
| 2017 | 417 | 407 |
| 2018 | 409 | |
| Source: DEFRA | ||
| last updated 7/1/2019 | ||
Census methodology altered in 2009 to move inline with EU regulations