Despite the high purchase price, fewer and fewer people breed sheep in Hungary

In 2023, it was often possible to sell lamb for slaughter at a record high price, but at home - and throughout Europe - there is still not enough sheep breeding to satisfy customer needs. Of course, the sector is not in an easy situation these days. Here is the wool, considered unsalable for many, many years, which is practically worthless to this day, even though it is a sustainable raw material that could be of great value if processed. Unfortunately, the professional organizations do not really make an effort to find a solution either. And although the price of sheep's and goat's milk rose from HUF 200-250 to HUF 350-400, due to the high production costs, it still did not reach the level at which it would be worthwhile to deal with it. There are also plenty of other problems, for example with the new support system, although the small ruminant animal welfare support will remain, and the amount of the support for female goats has also been increased, from HUF 8,200 to HUF 12,000 ...