Ökologische Schweineproduktion in Deutschland: eine SWOT-Analyse entlang der Wertschöpfungskette

Heike Kuhnert, Karen Aulrich, Ralf Bussemas, Dirk Klinkmann, Marie von Meyer-Höfer, Christina Veit, Daniela Werner and Stephanie Witten

No 350170, Thünen Working Paper from Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut (vTI), Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries

Abstract: Domestic consumption of pork has been declining for some time. It decreased from 50.2 kg per capita consumption in 2010 to 34.5 kg in 2023. The falling demand is accompanied by an ongoing social debate about animal welfare and environmental aspects of pig farming in Germany. The pressure on the whole German pig branch to adapt has been high in recent years and is expected to remain so. Organic livestock farming is generally seen as a possible option that could fulfil society's and consumers' expectations of livestock farming. Within the steadily growing organic production and demand for organic food in Germany, meat products have so far played a comparatively minor role. Pig farming has long led a shadowy existence in organic farming: The share of organically housed pigs in all fattening pigs was around one per cent in 2021 ...

Keywords: Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Financial Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 44
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.350170

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