In 2017 in Croatia, the farming of cattle and goats, as well as the production of cow milk and eggs, have decreased last year. In contrast, the farming of pigs and sheep, as well as the production of sheep and goat milk and of wool have all increased, according to data released by the state statistics bureau.

Cattle breeding went down by 3.2 percent, dropping to around 66,600 tonnes of cattle produced. On the other hand, the breeding of pigs and sheep increased by 9.1 percent to nearly 150,000 tonnes, and by 5.1 percent to 9,650 tonnes respectively. Goat farming recorded a 35.2 percent drop, to less than 1,200 tonnes, while the volume of poultry farming remained unchanged from 2016, at about 117,000 tonnes.

Last year, cow milk production decreased by 3.3 percent year-on-year to 629.5 million litres. In the same period, sheep milk production increased by 9.6 percent to 8.8 million litres, and goat milk went up by 5.7 percent to 10.4 million litres.

Wool production also rose by 1.3 percent to 1,084 tonnes, while the production of hen’s eggs was dropped by 1.3 percent, to 653.9 million eggs.

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