At the end of the I quarter of 2026, the number of bovine animals decreased by 7.0 per cent compared to the I quarter of 2025 and reached 801.0 thousand heads, the National Statistics Service of Georgia (GeoStat) reported.

Of which, the total number of dairy cows and buffaloes was 376.2 thousand heads, which is 5.1 per cent lower than the same indicator of the previous year.

The number of pigs equalled 152.3 thousand heads, which is 0.2 per cent more than at the same period of the previous year. The number of poultry decreased by 0.5 per cent compared to the same period of the previous year and equalled 8.5 million heads.

According to the preliminary data, in the I quarter of 2026 milk production decreased by 1.2 per cent compared to the same period of the previous year and amounted to 107.2 million litres.

Meat production increased by 2.9 per cent from the same period of the previous year and equalled 18.0 thousand tons. In the I quarter of 2026, egg production amounted to 179.1 million pieces, which is 4.1 per cent more than in the same period of the previous year.