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EU livestock production is expected to fall for most animals in 2026, with the exception of pigs.

The European Union's gross indigenous production (GIP) of bovine animals — a measure of animals produced within the bloc — is forecast to drop to 11.4 million head in the second half of 2026, down 0.5 million on the same period in 2025, Eurostat revealed last week. That would represent a fall of 4.2%.

Pig production is projected to rise, reaching 61.2 million head in the final quarter of 2026, up 3.2% compared with the same quarter of 2025.

France is forecast to remain the EU's largest producer of bovine animals, accounting for 23.1% of the bloc's total in the second half of 2026, Eurostat said.

Production in France is projected to edge down 0.4% to 2.63 million head over the period.

Among other major bovine producers, output is for

Lower production in EU livestock sector expected this year

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