Hybu Cig Cymru (HCC) have published their latest version of their livestock industry booklet The Little Book of Meat Facts.
The Little Book of Meat Facts, the Compendium of Welsh Red Meat and Livestock Statistics 2024, crams 12 months of industry data into its 56 pages and is described as a must read for the red meat professional or livestock farming enthusiast.
The Compendium reports Wales was home in 2023 to some 13,875 sheep holdings - down from 14,067 holdings in 2022- and that each contained an average sheep flock size of 627, a slight drop on the 665 of a year earlier. The average herd size in Wales stood at 23 in 2023 while the number of beef cow holdings stood at 6,595 holdings, down from 6,790 holdings in 2022.
To view the 2024 Little Book of Meat Facts, visit:
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