Germany: Stable beef consumption in 2021

The average German consumed 9.8 kg of beef in 2021. The value thus remained stable. In contrast, beef production declined, as reported by the German Raiffeisen Association (DRV) in its annual balance sheet. The reasons for this were declining animal populations and corona-related restrictions in the slaughterhouse. According to the DRV, German farmers kept a total of 11.2 million cattle in 2020. That was 2.2% less than in the same month last year. The number of cattle commercially slaughtered in 2020 fell by 4.2% compared to 2019 to 3.2 million animals. The slaughter volume of 1.1 million tons of beef produced was 2.8% below the previous year's result. In the first half of 2021, the amount of slaughter fell further and fell by 1% to 518,000 t compared to the same period in the previous year. In 2021, German farmers kept 11.2 million cattle. (Image source: AMI) Fixed prices for young bulls In the whole of 2021, producer prices for young bulls ...