EU-28: Livestock and Products Annual
Both EU beef and pork production are forecast to increase in 2015. Beef production is supported by the liberalization of the dairy sector, while improved efficiency in the swine sector and an abundance of feed will reinforce pork production. Both sectors will have to increase sales to alternative markets, as demand on the domestic market is weak and Russia, the largest third country market, has closed. Due to the absence of strong competition on the world market, EU is expected divert the trade flows and expand export sales next year.
