According to the Central Statistical Office, in December 2020 the cattle population amounted to 6.2789 million units and was by 17.3 thousand. heads (by 0.3%) higher than the year before, and compared to the herd in June 2020 - lower by 64.8 thous. pieces (by 1%). On the other hand, the number of calves under 1 year decreased compared to the number of calves in December 2019 (by 0.7%), and compared to June 2020 it increased by 0.3% to the level of 1.7346 million head.
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According to the Central Statistical Office, the herd of young cattle aged 1-2 years increased by 2.5% compared to the previous year, and compared to June 2020, a slight increase (0.2%) was recorded and reached the level of 1,800 million head. The number of cows slightly decreased compared to December 2019 by 15 thousand. pieces (by 0.6%) to the level of 2,391.3 thous. units, and compared to June 2020, the headcount decreased by 76.8 thous. units (by 3.1%). - Compared to the structure of the cattle population in December 2019, only the share of young breeding and slaughter cattle aged 1-2 years increased by 0.6 percentage points. The share of other adult breeding and slaughter cattle at 2 years of age did not change. In the remaining groups of the cattle herd structure, the share decreased by 0.3 percentage points. in the analyzed period - informs Artur Łączyński, director of the Department of Agriculture at the Central Statistical Office. As we have learned, the following ...
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