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- The Greek national cattle herd fell from about 640,000 in 2023 to 520,000 in 2025.
- The agriculture ministry recorded 70,000 cattle slaughtered for meat in 2024, qualifying for subsidies.
- ELSTAT reported about 600,000 cattle in 2024, implying the herd should have grown by roughly 70,000.
- Kavala Livestock Farmers’ Association chair Nikos Dimopoulos said the discrepancy may be larger because some slaughtered cattle were imported.
