Livestock trading markets are currently facing great challenges in dealing with the lack of transparency, and data inconsistency. Farmia, an online livestock trading platform, offers a useful infographic illustrating livestock population structure, demographic data, and providing useful pieces of advice for livestock trading in the Southeast Europe region.

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SEE MARKET:
SEE MARKET ADVANTAGES
• SEE region main advantages are
great location which opens EU markets
as well as Russia (in total, more than
650 million of customers). Beside geo-
graphical closeness, this region is in
good political position both with the EU
and Russia. Other advantages are
qualitative labor force for relatively low
costs, good atmosphere for foreign
investments and business development
In order to overcome these disadvantages one should refer to various sources like: statistical offices or agricultural
offices of each country
• Quickly Improving Business
Environment
• Home of the Largest Investors
• Skilled and Competitive Workers
SEE MARKET DISADVANTAGES
STATISTICAL OFFICES AND AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY ORGANISATIONS
• Corrupted market
• Non-transparent market
Farmia - the biggest livestock exchange platform where 40.000 livestock units are sold and more than 50.000 are
available. We believe in market transparency and well organised database containing 6400 farmers, price trends for
last two years. Customer service is also available to provide help and information to potential livestock buyers,
investors and other stakeholders.
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SEE REGION
TRADE AGREEMENTS:
• EU member states other countries
• CEFTA
• EFTA
• Turkey - free trade agreement
• Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan customs union
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SEE REGION
GOOD BUSINESS PRACTICE:
• Never refuse a drink, especially not
rakia or coffee (or both).
• Always give a small present for
example t-shirt, coffee, sugar or a
smile.
• Be humorous and friendly.
• Celebrate every success
SEE LIVESTOCK MARKET KEYWORDS: SEE REGION USEFUL PHRASES:
Derra, dhi, dele, kuaj, lopë
hello, ju lutem, faleminderit, kjo ishte një kënaqësi për të
punuar me ju, kafshët Tregtisë
Zdravo! Molim te. Hvala. Bilo je zadovoljstvo raditi s Vama.
Trgovina stokom.
Здравейте! Моля. Благодаря ти. Че е удоволствие да се
работи с вас.Търговия говеда.
Γεια σας, παρακαλώ, ευχαριστώ, ήταν χαρά μου να
συνεργαστώ μαζί σας, εμπόριο ζώων
Merhaba, hayvanlarda, sizinle çalışmak bir zevkti, ticaret
teşekkür ederim lütfen
Здраво, ве молам, ви благодарам, Ми беше задоволство
да работам со Bас.
Pozdravljeni! Prosim. Hvala. V veselje mi/nam je bilo
sodelovati z vami. Trgovina z živino.
Bună ziua. Vă rog. Vă mulțumesc. Comertul cu animale.
Svinja, koza, ovca, konj, krava
Прасета, кози, овце, кон, крава
Γουρούνια, κατσίκες, πρόβατα,
άλογα, αγελάδες
Свињи, кози, овци, коњ, крава
Domuz, keçi, koyun, at, inek
Porci, capre, oi, cai, vacă
Prašiči, koze, ovce, konj, krava
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LIVESTOCK BREEDS:
Among european popular breeds like Simmental, Angus, Holstein,
Hereford, or Duroc, Landrace and Pietrain for pigs. There are
some interesting indigenous species like:
SHEEP GOAT
CATTLE
ZACKEL BREED BALKAN GOAT
PIG
MANGALICA
BUŠA (BUSHA) PODOLIAN
SEE KEY LIVESTOCK MARKET FACTS:
*SEE is an abbreviation for Southeastern Europe
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Cattle
Goats
Pigs
Equidae
Poultry
Sheep
659.000
4.254.000
1.046.000
70.443
35.192.000
9.072.000
* total no of heads
Internet usability
Rural inhabitants
Agricultural land
Agricultural holdings
Agricultural holdings
with livestock
59.90%
22%
63%
285.030
273.160
GREECE
Cattle
Goats
Pigs
Equidae
Poultry
Sheep
241.607
81.346
165.053
19.371
1.939.879
531.160
* total no of heads
MACEDONIA
Internet usability
Rural inhabitants
Agricultural land
Agricultural holdings
61.20%
43%
50%
170.885
Cattle
Goats
Sheep
495.000
772.000
1.768.000
* total no of heads
ALBANIA
Internet usability
Rural inhabitants
Agricultural land
Agricultural holdings
Agricultural holdings
with livestock
60.10%
46.00%
43.30%
357.000
315.640
Cattle
Goats
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep
106.494
40.000
15.000
505.355
209.244
* total no of heads
MONTENEGRO
Internet usability
Rural inhabitants
Agricultural land
Agricultural holdings
Agricultural holdings
with livestock
56.80%
36%
16.60%
48.870
23.242
Cattle
Goats
Pigs
Equidae
Poultry
468.250
35.180
281.680
229.000
3.295.000
* total no of heads
SLOVENIA
Internet usability
Rural inhabitants
Agricultural land
Agricultural holdings
Agricultural holdings
with livestock
75.50%
50%
23.70%
72.380
58.300
Cattle
Goats
Pigs
Equidae
Poultry
Sheep
441.000
61.000
1.156.000
24.300
9.306.000
605.000
* total no of heads
CROATIA
Internet usability
Rural inhabitants
Agricultural land
Agricultural holdings
Agricultural holdings
with livestock
70.90%
41%
23%
233.280
194.090
Cattle
Goats
Pigs
Equidae
Poultry
Sheep
444.000
47.000
533.000
17.000
328.524
1.025.000
* total no of heads
BOSNIA
Internet usability
Rural inhabitants
Agricultural land
Agricultural holdings
67.90%
60%
42.10%
500.000
Cattle
Goats
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep
400.000
115.000
500.000
14.000.000
830.000
* total no of heads
MOLDOVA
Internet usability
Rural inhabitants
Agricultural land
Agricultural holdings
Agricultural holdings
with livestock
48.80%
55%
74%
902.214
551.909
Cattle
Goats
Pigs
Equidae
Poultry
Sheep
2.068.900
382.050
5.041.700
782.814
90.016.000
9.518.200
* total no of heads
ROMANIA
Internet usability
Rural inhabitants
Agricultural land
Agricultural holdings
Agricultural holdings
with livestock
51.40%
45%
60.40%
3.629.660
2.727.720
Cattle
Goats
Pigs
Equidae
Poultry
Sheep
562.360
292.640
553.110
97.500
15.207.000
1.335.280
* total no of heads
BULGARIA
Internet usability
Rural inhabitants
Agricultural land
Agricultural holdings
Agricultural holdings
with livestock
59%
26%
46%
254.410
184.030
Cattle
Goats
Pigs
Equidae
Poultry
Sheep
913.147
225.077
3.236.000
15.603
23.450.387
1.616.220
* total no of heads
SERBIA
Internet usability
Rural inhabitants
Agricultural land
Agricultural holdings
Agricultural holdings
with livestock
65.30%
45%
58%
500.234
330.000
Cattle
Goats
Pigs
Equidae
Poultry
Sheep
59.540
240.000
342.070
7.350
3.970.000
322.400
* total no of heads
CYPRUS
Internet usability
Rural inhabitants
Agricultural land
Agricultural holdings
Agricultural holdings
with livestock
68.60%
32%
11.80%
35.380
10.450
Capital - Sofia
Population - 7.202.198
Capital - Skopje
Population - 2.022.547
Capital - Bucharest
Population - 19.861.408
Capital - Belgrade
Population - 7.106.862
Capital - Sarajevo
Population - 3.829.000
Capital - Zagreb
Population - 4.225.316
Capital - Ljubljana
Population - 2.062.874
Capital - Tirana
Population - 2.774.000
Capital - Podgorica
Population - 621.383
Capital - Athens
Population - 10.812.467
Capital - Nicosia
Population - 847.008
Capital - Chișinău
Population - 3.559.500
LIVESTOCK BUSINESS GUIDE
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LANGUAGES:
Albanian
Bulgarian
Greek
Macedonian
Turkish
Romanian
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Slovenian
Croatian,
Serbian, Bosnian,
and Monetegrian
are similar
Southeast Europe is a European geographical and political region, primarily set in the Balkan peninsula. Of all
Europe, the Balkan Peninsula is by far the region with the richest flora and fauna.
There are plenty of unexploited opportunities in SEE, whether in its huge surfaces of arable land, in its strong skills in
technical and technological areas, numerous investment incentives or unique touristic destinations.
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COUNTRIES:
Albania
Bosnia
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Greece
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Macedonia
Moldova
Montenegro
Romania
Serbia
Slovenia
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COUNTRIES
64.924.563 POPULATION
6.489.609
TOTAL NUMBER OF AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS
800.000.000
DUTY-FREE ACCESS TO CONSUMERS
4.772.901
AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS WITH LIVESTOCK
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