In 2024

Egg production, livestock slaughter and landed catch decreased compared to the previous year, while poultry slaughtering increased

According to data collected by the Regional Statistics Directorate of Madeira (DREM) from enterprises engaged in industrial poultry farming in the Region, in 2024, egg production totalled 32.4 million units, a decrease of 0.9% compared to the previous year. A similar trend was recorded in livestock slaughter, which reached 881.2 tonnes, down by 8.1% from 2023. This decline was driven by reductions in cattle slaughter (-4.3%) and pig slaughter (-70.5%). Notably, cattle accounted for 97.6% of total livestock slaughtered.

Conversely, in the year under review, poultry slaughter increased by 1.1% to 3,547.8 tonnes.

In the fishing sector, data from the Regional Directorate of Fisheries (DRP) indicate that 2024 saw a 25.2% decline in the volume of landed catch, totaling 3,500 tonnes. The first-sale value also fell by 8.2%, amounting to approximately 16.7 million euros.

The decline in volume was mainly due to a sharp drop in tuna and similar species (-56.9%), alongside decreases in blue jack mackerel (-51.5%) and chub mackerel (-60.2%). In contrast, black scabbardfish landings increased by 8.5%.

Black scabbardfish was the most abundant species in 2024, totaling 2,299.5 tonnes (65.4% of total landings), followed by tuna and similar species at 885.9 tonnes (25.2%). In terms of first-sale revenue, black scabbardfish recorded a 14.7% increase from 2023, reaching 11.4 million euros, whereas tuna and similar species saw a sharp decline of 44.4%, totaling 3.5 million euros.

In 2024, the average first-sale fish price (excluding self-consumption) rose by 22.9% to 4.83 euros per kilogram (3.93 euros in 2023). Black scabbardfish averaged 5.05 euros/kg (4.79 euros in 2023), while tuna and similar species reached 4.01 euros/kg (3.10 euros in 2023).

Aquaculture production declined but sales revenue increased 

According to information collected by DREM from aquaculture production enterprises in the Region seabream production in 2024 totalled 1,362.0 tonnes, a decrease of 2.4% compared to 2023. However, sales reached approximately 8.5 million euros, marking a 6.6% increase from the previous year.

Regarding market distribution, 87.1% of the sales value was generated in the national market (Mainland Portugal and the Azores), while the regional market accounted for the remaining 12.9%.

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