date:Jul 09, 2014
production between 2011 and 2013.
In the first four months of 2014, total EU slaughterings were still slightly lower (-0.2%) than the previous year but this average EU result masks significant differences among Member States. The higher slaughterings can be observed in several countries, with higher beef slaughterings in Ireland (+13%), Poland (+12%), the United Kingdom (+3%) and Germany (+4%) (see graph 2).
Yet over the same period, decreases were recorded in other short term outlook for arab