German slaughterhouses
After a decline: again more meat from German production
For the first time since 2016, more meat from local slaughterhouses is coming again than a year earlier. Pork is particularly significantly up.
Slaughter companies in Germany have made more meat for the first time since the high level in 2016 than a year earlier. With 6.9 million tons, meat production in 2024 exceeded the previous year’s amount by 1.4 percent, as the Federal Statistical Office calculated based on preliminary figures.
In this way, domestic meat production rose again for the first time after seven years with declining quantities, but remained almost a fifth under the previous high from 2016 with 8.4 million tons at that time.
More pig and beef
A total of 48.7 million pigs, cattle, sheep, goats and horses as well as 693.3 million chickens, turkeys and ducks were slaughtered in local battle.
The number of slaughtered pigs increased significantly, which increased by 1.2 percent to 44.6 million in the year. In total, German slaughterhouses produced around 4.3 million tons of pork and thus 1.9 percent more than 2023.
The number of cattle slaughtered in 2024 remained almost unchanged compared to the previous year with 3.0 million animals. Nevertheless, the quantity of slaughter increased by 1.2 percent to 1.0 million tons of beef because the slaughtered animals were heavier on average.
Federal Statistical Office: Meat production in 2024
dpa
Source: Stern
