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Consumption of meat per capita falls below 52 kilograms - Topic: BLE

The long-term trend towards a lower meat consumption in Germany continues in 2023. On the basis of the new calculation method, the provisional figures provided by the Federal Information Centre for Agriculture (BZL) show that the consumption of meat per capita fell by 430 grams to 51.6 kilograms in 2023. Read more: Consumption of meat per capita falls below 52 kilograms …

Eine Hand greift eine Packung mit Fleisch (refer to: Consumption of meat per capita falls below 52 kilograms)

2023 forest fire statistics: area of around 1,771 football pitches burned

In 2023, 1,059 fires destroyed around 1,240 hectares of forest area (2022: 2,397 fires over 3,058 hectares). These figures are sourced from the forest fire statistics provided by the German Federal Information Centre for Agriculture (BZL). The burned area thus corresponds to roughly 1,771 football pitches. Read more: 2023 forest fire statistics: area of around 1,771 football pitches burned …

Waldbrandschäden (refer to: 2023 forest fire statistics: area of around 1,771 football pitches burned)

Milk supply balance: less milk, cheese and butter consumed again - Topic: BZL

According to provisional figures from the Federal Information Centre for Agriculture (BLZ), the consumption of milk per capita fell below 46 kilograms in 2023. The citizens also used butter more sparingly. The consumption of cheese per capita fell from 24.6 to 23.8 kilograms. Read more: Milk supply balance: less milk, cheese and butter consumed again …

Milch, Käse und Butter (refer to: Milk supply balance: less milk, cheese and butter consumed again)