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The trend of the dairy and beef cow herd numbers differ between Western and Central Europe, according to a recent US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN) report. While in Western Europe significant reductions are reported, both the dairy and beef cow herds are stabilising in Central Europe. This difference is mainly caused by the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) of the EU.

The Chief Veterinary Inspectorate has mapped two new bird flu outbreaks. These are the 32nd and 33rd HPAI outbreaks in Poland this year.

After a bird flu outbreak was confirmed at a laying hen farm in Wielkopolska, nearly 1.4 million hens were designated for culling, which means that one million fewer eggs will be delivered to the market per day - informed Paweł Podstawka, chairman of the National Federation of Poultry Breeders and Egg Producers (KFHDiPJ) on Friday. After a bird flu outbreak was confirmed at a laying hen farm in Wielkopolska, nearly 1.4 million hens were designated for culling. It will take at least 20 weeks to restore the lost potential - informed the federation. "Over a million eggs per day suddenly disappeared from the market. This is a huge number that was supposed to reach bakeries, stores and food production plants every day. Of course, there will be voices saying that in a country where around 50 million eggs were produced per day not long ago, this is a small loss, but in the current egg trading system, in which the pricing policy of large retail chains plays a significant role, for months exerting enormous pressure to maintain low purchase prices,