Spain surpasses for the first time 4 million tons of meat produced in the first half of the year.

The increase recorded over 2024 represents a growth of 5.7% in total meat production and accelerates the growth recorded between 2023 and 2024 (+1.4%) and the reduction that was recorded between 2022 and 2023 (-3.2%). By category, the analysis shows that pork is the one that most drives growth, totaling 2.68 million tons, 66.7% of the total and an increase of 7.3% compared to 2024. About 28.02 million animals were slaughtered. The analysis by autonomous communities shows Catalonia leading the ranking of Spanish producing regions with almost 1.05 million tons, 3.1%. Aragon grew more, 14.1%, reaching 585,251 tons while in Castilla y León production was stable, barely 0.4% more, with 309,464 tons. Noteworthy is the 21% growth in the Region of Murcia which exceeded 213,000 tons. The strongest increase in the first semester was in Extremadura, influenced by the pace of Iberian slaughter, which grew by 28% to 48,667 tons. Pork is followed in relevance by poultry whose production ...