Point of view: 2024 Uniporc review, volumes processed per slaughterhouse recover

Slaughterings in the Uniporc zone stabilised, after two years of consecutive falls. Slaughterings by abattoir are recovering, absorbing some of the activity of the 3 lines that have closed. At regional level, slaughterings are increasing in Brittany, but the trend in activity is uneven between regions. In 2024, independent farmers supplied more pigs to abattoirs than in previous years.

In 2024, slaughterings in the Uniporc zone totalled 18.3 million pigs, down slightly on 2023 (-0.4%) and representing 83.4% of national slaughterings (compared with 84% in 2023). As a result, slaughterings will stabilise after falling by 4.8% between 2022/23 and by 1.1% between 2021/22. Carcass weight has increased to 96.64 kg (+820 g in one year).

Uniporc zone : slaughterhouses in 2024 slaughtering more than 300,000 pigs (million head)

In Brittany, 13.3 million pigs were slaughtered in 2024, a 2.1% recovery in activity following a 4% decline between 2022 and 2023. However, in Pays de la Loire (2.1 million pigs slaughtered in 2024) and Nouvelle-Aquitaine (1.6 million