In 2024, the number of most farm animals in the EU will decrease

In the second half of this year, the number of most types of livestock will decrease in the European Union (EU) countries. These data were provided by the EU statistical office. The number of goats and sheep will decrease the most - by nine percent to 2.4 million and by seven percent to 15.6 million. The largest producer of sheep, in particular, should be Spain with 4.5 million heads. Second and third places will be taken by Romania and Greece with 2.6 and 2.1 million. The organization does not provide statistics on goats. In Australia, pork production will increase by 2% in 2024 For other categories of livestock, the number of livestock will decrease slightly. There will be one percent fewer pigs than in the second half of last year, or 57.7 million heads. 13.6 million will be produced in Spain. In other countries there will be less than 10 million, for ...