In the January to September 2014 period

Fishery catches registered a strong year-on-year growth; egg production, poultry meat and livestock slaughtherings decreased

In the first nine months of 2014, egg production stood at 17.8 million units, decreasing by 24.5% year-on-year. This result was influenced by the need for equipment replacement by some of the production units, due to recent specific legislation.

In the same period, poultry meat totalled 2,913.3 tonnes, dropping by 5.5% compared to the same period of 2013. The 15.4% growth in the third quarter was insufficient to completely counterbalance the decrease observed in the two previous quarters.

Between January and September 2014, the weight of the slaughtered livestock decreased by 15.4% year-on-year.

The data on landed catch show a very pronounced growth in the first 9 months of 2014, (+98.8% in volume and +64.9% in first sale receipts)  compared to the same period last year.

This growth was driven by the increase in the catch of tuna and tuna-like species (+ 220.9% in volume and + 127.1% in value, compared to the same period of 2013). Black-scabbard fish has also been more abundant during the first none months of 2014 (+ 14.8% in volume and +20.7% in first sale receipts).

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