This is what is happening to beef and pork in Hungarian slaughterhouses

Published 2024년 12월 3일

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Hungarian slaughterhouses saw a decrease in cattle processing by 7.5% in the first three quarters of 2024, compared to the same period in the previous year, processing a total of 61.5 thousand cattle. Conversely, the number of pigs and poultry slaughtered increased by 6.9% and 8.8% respectively, with pigs totaling 3.5 million and poultry 180 million. The types of poultry slaughtered also saw variations, with a significant increase in ducks by 44% but a decrease in geese by 15%. Chicken remained the dominant type, accounting for 82% of the processed poultry. The highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu that emerged in Hungary in September 2024 has led to strict export restrictions on Hungarian poultry and poultry products by several countries, including bans and limitations from the United Kingdom, Japan, and the United States, among others.

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In the first three quarters of 2024, 61.5 thousand cattle were processed at Hungarian slaughterhouses, which represents a 7.5 percent decrease compared to the same period of the previous year. On the other hand, the number of pigs increased: 3 million 507 thousand animals were slaughtered, which is 6.9 percent, or 229 thousand more than in January-September 2023. A significant increase was also registered in the case of poultry: in the first three quarters of 2024, a total of 180 million pieces went to the slaughterhouses, which exceeded the data of the same period of the previous year by 8.8 percent. The total live weight of the poultry processed in this period was 549.5 thousand tons, while their cleaned, broken down weight was 411.5 thousand tons - it was revealed in the latest report of the Agricultural Economics Institute (AKI). In the first three quarters of 2024, Hungarian slaughterhouses produced a total of about 332,000 tons of pork and more than 411,000 tons of poultry ...

Source: Agronaplo