The number of Hungarian ewes is reducing for four years

The number of Hungarian ewes is reducing. The trend is lasting since 2012, and during that time about sixty thousand ewes fell off the register – Kukovics Sándor, Managing Director of the Sheep and Goats Product Board and Interprofessional Organization told MTI.

He noted: According to the inventory carried out each year by the Hungarian Sheep and Goats Product Board and Interprofessional Organization, the number of ewes older than 1 year continued to decline. In 2015 there were 930 145 ewes, while in 2016, 917 000 ewes were counted. (MTI)