79 percent of the meat consumed in Estonia in 2020 was locally produced, state agency Statistics Estonia reports, the highest percentage in the last five years. Last year, meat production in Estonia amounted to 82,700 tons, including 45,200 tons of pork, 22,300 tons of poultry meat and 11,900 tons of beef. According to Ege Kirs, an analyst at Statistics Estonia, the total production of meat increased by 5 percent compared to the previous year and has recovered from the low production level of 2017. "The production of poultry meat grew the most, by 10 percent, but there was also a 4 percent increase in beef production and a 3 percent increase in pork production. At the same time, the number of bovine animals decreased and the number of dairy cows dropped to its lowest ever," Kirs added.