Meat production in the European Union will drop this year

The agricultural production of the European Union has been affected by the consequences of the Russian war in Ukraine, the increase in energy prices, as well as the costs of raw materials and food inflation. According to the outlook report of the European Commission, quoted by the portal eurocarne.com, in addition to geopolitical instability, the EU recorded one of the hottest summers in history, which significantly affected summer crops, such as corn , soybean and sunflower. Weather conditions have also been difficult for farmers and animals suffering from heat stress and less feed. The report adds that ranchers are among the hardest hit by record energy and input costs. Despite the high prices of beef, pork and poultry, these difficult conditions limit production in these three sectors. In 2022, EU beef production will decline by 0.6%, pork by 5% and poultry by 0.9%. High prices also weigh on EU exports of these products, with declines expected of 1%, 17% and 2.2% in 2022 for ...