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Cost of pig production in Romania and the Netherlands

§ The cost of professional pig Costs of production Cost per slaughter pig
production in Romania in € per kg divided into cost for piglet production and
(€1.60 per kg of hot carcass the growing- finishing phase (€/animal)
weight) is slightly lower than in
the Netherlands (€1.68/kg), due
to lower labour and housing 1.80 1,60 1,68 0.37 180
costs, and lower miscellaneous 1.60 160
costs such as manure. 0.22 0.08
1.40 0.13 0.21 140
§ Piglet production is more 0.16 0.12
expensive in Romania than in the 1.20 0.04 120 99 108
Netherlands, which however is 1.00 100
more than compensated by lower
costs in the growing- finishing 0.80 0.90 80
phase.
0.60 1.05 60
§ Costs are assessed according to 0.40 40
the InterPIG approach (see Hoste, 58 53
in press), based on year 2018 0.20 Netherlands 20
0.00 0
Romania Romania Netherlands

Feed costs Labour costs piglet grow-finish
Housing costs Capital costs
Source: Own analysis Miscellaneous costs

Meat production ASF National potential Regional potential Conclusions References Contact Annex 1 Annex 2 Annex 3 Annex 4 18