Industry Structure
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 | 418 | |
| 2010 | 427 | 422 | |
| 2011 | 432 | 409 | |
| 2012 | 425 | 400 | |
| 2013 | 416 | ||
| Source: DEFRA | |||
| last updated 31/10/2013 | |||
Census methodology altered in 2009 to move inline with EU regulations
