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PRODUCTION OF POULTRY MEAT AND EGGS IN THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA AND IN THE EUROPEAN UNION

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Title PRODUCTION OF POULTRY MEAT AND EGGS IN THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA AND IN THE EUROPEAN UNION
 
Creator Kralik, Igor
Tolušić, Zrinka
Bošnjaković, Davor
 
Description Poultry meat and eggs are a significant source of nutrients in the human diet. Poultry products are widely consumed because they are nutritionally valuable, there are no religious restrictions on consumption, it is relatively easy to prepare diverse meals based on poultry, and the price of such products is relatively low. The aim of this research was to investigate the development of poultry production in the Republic of Croatia in the period 2010-2014, comprising the period of two years after Croatia joined the EU. The paper also compares data of poultry production in Croatia and in the EU. Over the period in question, total meat production in Croatia was reduced by 23%, meat import was increased by 45%, poultry meat export was increased by 46%, and production of eggs decreased by 20%. At the same time, in the EU countries poultry production was increased by 8.8% on average, export was increased by 10%, and import was reduced by 3.7%, while the egg production stagnated. In 2014, consumption of poultry meat in Croatia was 18.3 kg per capita, and in the EU 26.8 kg per capita. Self-sufficiency in the poultry production over the analyzed period was not satisfactory, therefore in the coming years, Croatia will have to develop quickly this important branch of livestock breeding. In addition to conventional production, faster development refers to production of organic and functional poultry products.Keywords: Poultry meat production, egg production, consumption, Croatia, EU
 
Publisher Faculty of Economics in Osijek
 
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Date 2017-06-29
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Identifier https://hrcak.srce.hr/ojs/index.php/ekonomski-vjesnik/article/view/5014
 
Source Ekonomski vjesnik/Econviews - Review of Contemporary Business, Entrepreneurship and Economic Issues; Vol 30, No 1 (2017)
Ekonomski vjesnik/Econviews - Review of Contemporary Business, Entrepreneurship and Economic Issues; Vol 30, No 1 (2017)
1847-2206
0353-359X
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://hrcak.srce.hr/ojs/index.php/ekonomski-vjesnik/article/view/5014/2935
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