The cattle population in Poland has increased to 6.4 million head

According to preliminary data, the cattle population in June 2021 amounted to 6.4 million units and was higher by 0.9%. than a year earlier. The breeding was concentrated in the following voivodeships: Mazowieckie, Wielkopolskie and Podlaskie - the Central Statistical Office informed on Wednesday. Preliminary data on foreign trade in the period from December 1, 2020 to May 31, 2021 show that cattle imports amounted to approx. heads (including calves 46 thousand. heads) and increased by 20.2 percent. (including calves by approx. 36%), while the import of cows decreased by approx. 38%. compared to the same period. The increase in the total number of cattle herds resulted from the increase in the number of cattle in all age and use groups, with the exception of the number of cows. In June 2021, the cattle population amounted to 6 million 400 thousand. units and was by 57.2 thousand. heads (by 0.9%) higher than the year before, and compared to the herd in December 2020 higher by 122.0 ...