14-02-2017 - Egg production and poultry meat decreased in 2016, while landed catch and livestock slaughterings increased

In 2016

Egg production and poultry meat decreased while landed catch and livestock slaughterings increased

In 2016, the egg production stood at 22.1 million units, decreasing by 7.1% from 2015. A similar trend was noted in the production of poultry meat which totaled 3,545.1 tonnes in 2016, down by 11.2% from 2015.

In 2016, the weight of the slaughtered livestock increased by 6.9% from the year before.

Concerning fisheries, the data on landed catch show an increase in volume by 2.2% and a 1.3% decrease in first sale receipts compared to 2015.

The increase in volume was mainly driven by the catch of blue jack mackerel (+40.5% in volume). Tuna and tuna-like species was the most abundant species during 2016, despite the decrease in the landed catch by 1.4%. The first sale receipts increased by 5.9%.

The first sale average price of the landed catch was EUR 2.68 (EUR 2.77 in 2015).

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