Calf import figures from EU countries

In the following five weeks, a total of more than 31,000 calves entered the Netherlands. This number was 33% higher than in the same period last year. The lead will be revealed in the course of the import season. The import of German calves will fall by 4% this year to 193,572 animals. This backlog was mainly incurred in January. As of this year, newborn calves may not be transported until they are at least one month old. More Irish calves Compared to last year, this saved half the calves from Germany in January. Countries such as Estonia, Slovakia and the Czech Republic are losing ground when selling calves to the Netherlands. The numbers of animals imported from those countries were already small, but are now almost completely lost compared to the total number. Total imports are about 3% lower than in 2002. Ireland has more calves this year than last year. More than 304,000 calves will be exported this year through the first week of May, according to the Irish Department of ...