Germany reported further decline in meat production in 2021
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Published Feb 11, 2022
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According to preliminary results from the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), slaughterhouses in Germany produced 7.6 million tonnes of meat in 2021, which is 2.4% less than the previous year. Thus, meat production has followed the downward trend since 2017. In 2021, 56.2 million pigs, cattle, sheep, goats and horses were slaughtered in German slaughterhouses and 668.7 million chickens, turkeys and ducks.
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Regarding pigs, 51.8 million heads were slaughtered in Germany in 2021, which represents a reduction of 2.9% compared to the previous year. The number of domestic pigs slaughtered dropped 0.8% to 50.6 million animals. The number of slaughtered pigs imported to German farms fell by 49% to 1.2 million animals. The total production of pork meat reached almost 5 million tons, 2.9% less compared to 2020. As a result, ...
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