EU: A slight decrease in animal production is expected in 2024

In the second half of 2024, the gross indigenous production (GIP) of cattle farmed in the EU is expected to reach 12.1 million head. This would indicate a decline of 1% compared to the same period in 2023 when 12.2 million heads of animals were produced. Production of sheep is forecast to decrease by 7% to 15.6 million head in the second half of 2024, while production of goats is expected to decrease by 9%, to 2.4 million head. In the final quarter of 2024, pig production is expected to decrease by 1% compared to the same quarter of 2023, to 57.7 million head. Source datasets: apro_mt_pcatlhs and apro_mt_ppighq France is expected to remain the largest beef producer in the second half of 2024. It is expected to produce 2.7 million head, ahead of Germany (2.0 million), Spain (1.3 million) and Ireland (1 .0 million). Malta (2,000), Cyprus (10,000), Luxembourg (32,000) and Croatia (41,000) are expected to have the smallest production. Source dataset: apro_mt_pcatlhs Spain is expected ...