Bulgaria with the biggest reduction in pigs and cattle in the EU

In the European Union, there is again a decrease in all types of farm animals. At the end of last year, the decrease compared to the same period of 2021 was 5% for pigs, which are now 134 million pigs, cattle are 75 million, and for them the decrease is 1%. In the case of small cattle, the picture is not particularly different, sheep are 59 million, which is 2% less, and goats decreased by 3% to 11 million, reported Eurostat. Vote: Do you expect difficulties applying to Campaign 2023 for direct payments? Bulgaria and Malta are the two countries with the largest relative decline in their pig populations, the reduction being 26 percent. In November/December 2022, Germany and Denmark reported a contraction in the pig herd equivalent to more than half of the total reduction in the EU. The decline in Germany equates to 33% of the total decrease in the EU. There are already 2.4 million head less than in 2021. Germany's pig population is 10% smaller. The change in Denmark equates to 22% ...