A lot of poultry and fewer pigs went to Hungarian slaughterhouses

Published 2024년 8월 30일

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In the first half of 2024, Hungary's domestic slaughterhouses produced 224,000 tons of pork and 274,000 tons of poultry. There was a decrease in the number of cattle slaughtered by 10.4%, an increase in the number of pigs by 6.9%, and a significant rise in the number of poultry halves by 11.9% compared to the same period in the previous year. Hungary also imported and exported a substantial amount of live cattle and pigs, with the majority of exports going to Kosovo, Croatia, and Austria, and imports mainly from Denmark, Germany, and Italy. The pork sold on the international market saw a 20% increase, reaching 70,000 tons. Additionally, there was a notable growth in the number of ducks slaughtered, increasing by 59.7%, while the number of ewes decreased by 10.4%. The domestic poultry population also grew by 2.9% to 32.2 million on June 1, 2024.
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Domestic slaughterhouses produced nearly 224,000 tons of pork and around 274,000 tons of poultry in the first half of 2024, the Agrarian Economic Institute (AKI) announced in its slaughterhouse statistics. Examining the change in the number of animals, it turns out that compared to the same period of the previous year, 10.4 percent fewer cattle, 6.9 percent more pigs and 11.9 percent more poultry halves were slaughtered in the first half of 2024 - read the Világgazdaság article. The live weight of the slaughtered cattle was 20.4 thousand tons, and the carcass weight was 10.6 thousand tons. Live weight and carcass weight were 11.5 and 11 percent lower than a year earlier, respectively. The slaughter of cows decreased by 12.5 percent, that of bulls by 0.7 percent, and the slaughter of heifers by 17.5 percent. In addition to exports of nearly 31,000 tons, Hungary imported more than 9,000 tons of live cattle in the first five months, according to KSH data. Imports increased by 3 ...
Source: Agronaplo

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