Pig farming is becoming increasingly difficult in Denmark. Farmers under pressure.

The 2nd Pig Production Congress, which we attended on October 8, provided an opportunity to take a closer look at the state of Denmark’s pig sector. One of the event’s highlights was a presentation by Jeppe Bloch Nielsen, a Danish pig farmer who runs a farm with his brother that keeps around 2,200 sows. A significant share of its production is exported, including around 60,000 piglets a year to the Polish market. Economics the greatest threat As the speaker emphasized, Danish pig farming has undergone a major transformation in recent decades, particularly in terms of sow housing conditions and improvements in animal welfare. Despite this progress, the industry has not been able to effectively communicate the scale of the changes made to the public. “We are not good at explaining what modern pig farming looks like, what standards we apply, and what steps we take to improve production performance and animal welfare,” Jeppe Bloch Nielsen noted. In his view, the lack of reliable ...