Planned investments in buildings, animal husbandry and equipment technology in the next 12 months

In contrast to other livestock farmers, new investments account for a larger share among dairy farmers. Dairy farms willing to invest want to invest in particular in optimized feeding (47%), the treatment, storage and spreading of liquid manure (40%) and the optimization of barn equipment (40%), including, for example, comfort mattresses or rubber flooring on walkways.

Pig farmers, on the other hand, see no planning certainty and difficult political framework conditions, which is why they mainly invest in replacements rather than new or expansion investments. Pig farmers willing to invest are primarily planning investments in the areas of emissions and climate impact to improve energy efficiency (35%) as well as in the area of animal welfare and animal health in the conversion of the breeding center (29%) and in employment opportunities (28%).

Poultry farmers also have to contend with planning uncertainty and difficult political conditions. Nevertheless, the growth trend for poultry is unbroken, meaning that farms are primarily planning to invest in expansion. Poultry farmers who would like to invest in the next 12 months are planning to do so in particular in the construction of stables themselves (36%), in optimized feeding (35%) and in direct marketing (30%). However, 27% are also planning to invest in the use of renewable energy sources. As chicken rearing, for example, is very energy-intensive, energy costs can be saved in this way, thus reducing costs in the long term.