During the third quarter, meat production and producer value increased by 4.4 and 15.4 per cent respectively when compared to the corresponding quarter last year, the National Statistics Office said today.
Meat production in the third quarter amounted to 2,592 tonnes, an increase of 4.4 per cent over the comparative period last year. This was the result of an increase in the production of pigmeat and beef by 17.0 and 0.6 per cent respectively. A drop of 10.3 per cent was registered in the production of broiler meat.
During the period under review, the producer value of slaughtered animals at licensed slaughterhouses went up by €0.8 million (+15.4 per cent) to €5.9 million.
This was due to an increase in the producer value of pigs (+37.9 per cent) on account of a rise in the average price per kilogram by 17.8 per cent to €2.37 per kilogram. Decreases of 0.4 and 8.3 per cent respectively were registered in the producer value of slaughtered cattle and broilers.