The EU lost almost 9% of its cattle stock and 8% of its pig stock in the last ten years

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• PrimaryEurostat - EU livestock populations continued to decrease in 2024Compared with 2014, the population of pigs in 2024 was 8.1% lower, bovine animals 8.7% lower.
• PrimaryEurostat - Agricultural production - livestock and meat (Statistics Explained)By the end of 2024, the EU had 132 million pigs and 72 million bovine animals. Compared with 2014, bovine animals were 8.7% lower and pigs were 8.1% lower.