At least two farms of livestock farmers disappear a day in Spain
Meat
Spain
Published Dec 28, 2021
Original content
The livestock sector closes a year in which it was difficult to achieve profitability, especially in sectors such as dairy cattle, due not so much to the prices they receive at origin but to the high cost of most inputs, some of them already dragged since 2020. In his annual balance for Efeagro, the president of Agro-alimentary Cooperatives of Spain, Ángel Villafranca, has assured that the sector of liquid cow's milk is going through “many difficulties”, standing “below the production costs". Pig farmers are also going through a bad time due to the scarcity of animal feed and "falls" in sales in the markets, while beef cattle continues to "suffer a lot" despite a slight recovery in prices at origin . On the other hand, it has been a good year for lamb, which ends in 2021 with “skyrocketing” prices and “taking over a large part of the market” that the United Kingdom has left free in Central Europe, and also for sheep's and milk's milk. goat intended for cheese. Two farms disappear ...
By clicking “Accept Cookies,” I agree to provide cookies for statistical and personalized preference purposes.
To learn more about our cookies, please read our Privacy Policy.