During the year 2021 Spain imported a total of 1,552,851 piglets from the Netherlands, according to data from the Dutch statistics service RVO. This represents an increase of 22% over the previous year when 1.27 million Dutch piglets were imported. As seen in the graph below, these imports have undergone a more than significant increase over the last 6 years, from 194,000 head in 2006 to 1.55 million in 2021, an increase of more than 700%.
Spanish imports of Dutch piglets for the period 2006-2021. Source: 333 based on RVO data.
The year 2021 started with significant increases in the number of imported piglets, which gradually decreased to end with weekly values below those of 2020.
Evolution of Spanish weekly imports of Dutch piglets for the years 2020 and 2021. Source: 333 based on RVO data.
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