Intensive livestock farms such as those found across the US are spreading across the continent, according to new data

American-style intensive livestock farms are spreading across Europe, with new data revealing more than 24,000 megafarms across the continent.

In the UK alone, there are now 1,824 industrial-scale pig and poultry farms, according to the data obtained by AGtivist that relates to 2023.

The countries with the largest number of intensive poultry farm units are France, UK, Germany, Italy and Poland in that order. For poultry farming alone, the UK ranks as having the second-highest number of intensive farms at 1,553, behind France with 2,342.

The top 10 countries for intensive pig and poultry farms combined are Spain, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, UK, Denmark, Poland, Belgium and Hungary, according to information obtained from the European Commission, and country-specific regulatory agencies and colleges.

  • sunzu2@thebrainbin.org
    5·
    2 days ago

    I am sure the prices of meat will go down because of economies of scale and other efficiencies

    Trust me bro, I am from America, we have the best and cheapest of everything!