Statistics Korea

□ In the first quarter of 2024, the number of layers, broilers and ducks recorded a year-on-year increase. Whereas, the number of 'Korean native cattle and beef cattle', dairy cattle and pigs recorded a year-on-year decrease. □ The number of 'Korean native cattle and beef cattle' amounted to 3.491 million in the first quarter of 2024. This figure fell by 141 thousand (-3.9%) from the same quarter of the previous year and 157 thousand (-4.3%) from the previous quarter. □ The number of dairy cattle totaled 382 thousand in the first quarter of 2024. This figure dropped by 3 thousand (-0.7%) from the same quarter of the previous year and 5 thousand (-1.2%) from the previous quarter. □ The number of pigs was 10.994 million in the first quarter of 2024. This figure fell by 117 thousand (-1.1%) from the same quarter of the previous year and 95 thousand (-0.9%) from the previous quarter. □ The number of layers amounted to 76.033 million in the first quarter of 2024. This figure rose by 2.348 million (3.2%) from the same quarter of the previous year, but fell by 1.17 million (-1.5%) from the previous quarter. □ The number of broilers totaled 93.822 million in the first quarter of 2024. This figure grew by 4.969 million (5.6%) from the same quarter of the previous year, but dropped by 294 thousand (-0.3%) from the previous quarter. □ The number of ducks totaled 6.049 million in the first quarter of 2024. This figure grew by 1.226 million (25.4%) from the same quarter of the previous year, but fell by 490 thousand (-7.5%) from the previous quarter. ※ For more information, refer to the attached file.