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EU: Slight decrease in animal production expected in 2024
Decreases in pig, bovine, and sheep production are expected.
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Germany: Animal production reached 26 billion euros in 2021
In animal production, staff shortages due to COVID-19 and strict quarantine measures in the slaughterhouses and cutting plants led to a reduction in production. A 1.7 percent lower slaughter volume and around 2.6 percent lower slaughter cattle prices were achieved. The production value was estimated at 13 billion euros, almost 5 percent lower than in the previous year.
