Germany: First increase in pork production in 8 years

According to preliminary figures from the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), German slaughterhouses produced almost 3.4 million tonnes of meat in the first half of 2024, an increase of 1.3% compared to the same period last year. In total, 24 million pigs, cattle, sheep, goats and horses were slaughtered in the first half of 2024, as well as 344.3 million chickens, turkeys and ducks. For the first time since 2016, pork production increased slightly in the first half of the year In the first six months of the year, German pig slaughterhouses slaughtered 21.9 million head, which corresponds to a slight increase of 0.4% (+78,100 head) compared to the previous year. Of these pigs, 96.6% (21.2 million) were of national origin (+0.4% or 86,600 head compared to the previous year) and the remainder (734,000 head) were of foreign origin (-1.1%). The proportion of pigs of foreign origin in the total number of pigs slaughtered was therefore 3.4% in the first half of 2024. The amount of ...