France livestock slaughter head count: pigs
France livestock slaughter head count: pigs stood at 1,656.49 thousand heads in Aug 2026, according to Eurostat – slaughtering in slaughterhouses, monthly (apro_mt_pheadm), Agreste. It is one of the indicators in the Livestock production (monthly) table (Value · Monthly), with a complete series running from Jan 1970 to Aug 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Livestock production (monthly) table
| Indicator | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of animals slaughtered | |||||||||||
| Pigs | 1,656.49 | 1,798.68 | 1,906.13 | 1,560.36 | 1,878.64 | 1,924.73 | 1,752.14 | 1,887.96 | 1,909.86 | 1,693.66 | |
| Sheep | 279.02 | 302.03 | 296.14 | 325.2 | 292.71 | 415.06 | 249.8 | 222.25 | 257.34 | 200.69 |
Understanding france livestock slaughter head count: pigs
This indicator tallies the physical number of individual pigs processed through regulated slaughter facilities. The metric focuses exclusively on swine throughput, separating porcine activity from bovine and ovine counts found across other rows of the release. By recording the quantity of animals processed rather than their dressed weight, the series provides a direct measure of industrial utilization and supply chain activity for the swine sector.
Reading the data accurately requires adjusting for calendar irregularities, such as the varying count of working days in a given month and scheduled facility maintenance periods. Initial monthly figures are subject to standard statistical revisions as missing establishment returns are incorporated into the database. Year-on-year comparisons offer the most reliable interpretation by neutralizing recurring seasonal troughs and peaks associated with agricultural production cycles. A frequent error involves confusing this abattoir processing count with pig farm inventory data or retail pork sales volumes.
Frequently asked questions
- Are wild boars included in this swine count?
- No, the series is restricted to domestic farmed pigs processed in commercial abattoirs.
- How does this metric differ from pig carcass weight data?
- This series counts individual animals processed, while the carcass weight series measures their total dressed mass.
- Are early monthly estimates often revised?
- Initial figures regularly undergo minor adjustments in subsequent releases as late reports arrive from processing plants.