SPAIN - For 2015, exports of Spanish pork increased 17 per cent on the year earlier to 1.23 million tonnes.In euro terms, the value of these shipments also grew, although at a lesser pace, up by 6 per cent to 2.65 billion. This highlighted that the unit price fell by 9 per cent in 2015, versus 2014, to 2.15/kg.Domestic production levels were up 8 per cent year on year, coupled with a growing pig herd. The December 2015 census stated that the Spanish pig herd grew 7 per cent during 2015 to 28.4 million head, making it now the largest pig herd in Europe, overtaking Germany.The breeding sow herd also grew by 5 per cent over the same period, inferring that domestic production will increase further into 2016.

　　2015年，西班牙猪肉出口较去年增长了17%，达到123万吨。以欧元计算，尽管增长速度徐徐，但是西班牙出口量价值仍在增长，提高了6%，达到26.5亿元。值得强调的是，2015年的猪肉单价相对于2014年的2.15欧元/公斤下降了9%。外加上日益增长的猪群数量，西班牙国内生产水平年同比提高8%。2015年十二月的普查指出，西班牙猪群在2015年增长7%，达到2840万头。西班牙赶超德国，成为欧洲拥有最大猪群国家。同一时期育种母猪群也增长了5%，据猜测，西班牙国内猪肉生产水平在2016年进一步提高。