Number of breeding sows reached 145 '000 in 2016 in Ireland, according to Eurostat. This is 4.72% more than in the previous year.
Historically, number of breeding sows in Ireland reached an all time high of 192 '000 in 1997 and an all time low of 94.9 '000 in 1974.
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