EU - As expected, the EU pig breeding herd declined during 2015, following the difficult financial conditions faced by producers during the year, according to the UK's AHDB Pork.However, a further 5 per cent growth in the EU’s largest sow herd, Spain’s, limited the overall fall to a little over 2 per cent.This is based on figures from 21 member states which, between them, account for 88 per cent of the EU herd.Although declines are likely in the remaining countries, which include Belgium and Romania, this is unlikely to have much impact on the overall picture. There was a slightly larger fall in the number of in-pigs sows and gilts but this was still less than 3 per cent.

　　据英国农业及园伊⒅猪肉部门(AHDB Pork)所说，欧盟哺育仔猪群正如预期在2015年减少，猪肉生产商在今年还要面对艰苦的金融环境。然而，西班牙拥有欧盟最大的母猪群，数量进一步增长了5%，限制欧盟仔猪群集体下降。仔猪群集体下降略高于2%。统计基于欧盟二十一个成员国数据，占欧盟仔猪群的88%，尽管其他国家仔猪群数量还约摸下降，譬如比利时和罗马尼亚，但是不约摸对集体造成大的影响。即使妊娠母猪和母猪有较大的减少，但是仔猪群集体下降仍小于3%。