Animal Production - 1st quarter of 2024

Pigmeat production slightly up, year-on-year

09.05.2024
Code: 270149-24
 

In total 109 381 tonnes of meat were produced at slaughterhouses in Q1 2024; i.e. by 0.8% more, year-on-year. Beef production was the same, year-on-year (−0.1%), pigmeat production went up by 2.1%, and poultrymeat production declined by 0.5%. Direct purchases of milk from producers rose by 3.2%, y-o-y.

After three years of decline, pigmeat production increased in Q1 2024 not only in slaughterhouses; the supply of pigs for slaughter from farms to slaughterhouses in the Czech Republic and abroad rose as well," Markéta Fiedlerová from the Agricultural and Forestry Statistics Unit of the Czech Statistical Office, said.

"Preliminary calculated meat consumption also increased in the last quarter. It was influenced not only by higher production in our slaughterhouses, but also by increased imports of both pigmeat, poultrymeat, and beef. Poultrymeat consumption rose the most," Renata Vodičková, head of the Agricultural and Forestry Statistics Unit of the CZSO, added.
 

Meat production and milk collection

In total 56.4 thous. head of cattle (+0.2%, y-o-y) were slaughtered at slaughterhouses in Q1 2024. Slaughtering of cows slightly rose (+2.5%), while slaughtering of bulls decreased (−5.2%). Beef production reached 17 437 tonnes and stayed at the same level as in Q1 2023 (−0.1%). Pigmeat production amounted to 51 183 tonnes (by 2.1% more, y-o-y). This represents 548.5 thous. pigs slaughtered (+1.4%). The average slaughtering weight of fattened pigs rose to 119.4 kg. Poultry slaughterhouses slaughtered 62 695 tonnes of poultry, which corresponds to 40 721 tonnes (−0.5%) of poultrymeat produced. In total 806 824 thous. litres of milk (+3.2%) were purchased from domestic producers in Q1 2024.
 

Agricultural producer prices

Agricultural producer prices for slaughter cattle went down just by 0.7%, y-o-y, in Q1 2024. Farmers received on average 59.39 CZK per kg in live weight or 108.1 CZK per kg in carcass weight; however, it was by 4.05 CZK per kg in carcass weight more than in Q4 2023.
Prices of pigs for slaughter slightly increased, y-o-y (+3.0%). The average price reached 39.85 CZK per kg in live weight or 51.81 CZK per kg in carcass weight; i.e. by 1.39 CZK per kg in carcass weight less than in Q4 2023.
The prices of chicken for slaughter were by 7.7% lower, y-o-y. Chicken for slaughter of the first quality class were sold on average for 28.24 CZK per kg in live weight.
Agricultural producer prices of milk were, due to high comparison basis in Q1 2023, by 17.2% lower, y-o-y. The average price of Q-quality milk reached 10.90 CZK per litre.

More detailed information on meat production in 2023 can be found in the supplementary information to the News Release on Animal production.

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Notes:

Published data are final.

Responsible head: Radek Matějka, Director of Agricultural and Forestry, Industrial, Construction and Energy Statistics Department, phone (+420) 736 168 543, e‑mail: radek.matejka@czso.cz
Contact person: Renata Vodičková, Head of Agricultural and Forestry Statistics Unit, phone (+420) 703 824 173, e-mail: renata.vodickova@czso.cz
Data source: Statistical survey of the CZSO on livestock slaughtering (Zem 1-12)
Outcomes of statistical surveys of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic on milk collection (Mlék(MZe) 6-12, Odbyt(MZe) 6-12), and on poultry purchase (Drůb(MZe) 4-12)
End of data collection: 25 April 2024
Related outcomes: Livestock Slaughtering - March 2024 | CZSO
Date of the next News Release publication: 8 August 2024

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  • Annexes:
  • Supplementary information
  • Table 1 Meat production and milk collection (quarterly)
  • Chart 1 Beef – production and average agricultural producer price (base indices)
  • Chart 2 Pigmeat – production and average agricultural producer price (base indices)
  • Chart 3 Poultrymeat – production and average agricultural producer price (base indices)
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Published: 09.05.2024
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