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A-10-2026-0088 → TA-10-2026-0157

From: A-10-2026-0088 Plenary report of 13 Apr 2026
To: TA-10-2026-0157 Adopted text of 30 Apr 2026
Changes: 7 changes to the text
Paragraphs: +5 added · −13 removed · 9 changed

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Dossier: 2025/2053(INI)
Title (from): on how to secure a sustainable future for the EU livestock sector in light of the need to ensure food security, farmers’ resilience and the challenges posed by animal diseases?
Title (to): How to secure a sustainable future for the EU livestock sector in light of the need to ensure food security, farmers’ resilience and the challenges posed by animal diseases?

Dossier: 2025/2053(INI)
Title (from): on how to secure a sustainable future for the EU livestock sector in light of the need to ensure food security, farmers’ resilience and the challenges posed by animal diseases?
Title (to): How to secure a sustainable future for the EU livestock sector in light of the need to ensure food security, farmers’ resilience and the challenges posed by animal diseases?

What changed, in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source · deepseek-v4-flash · 4 Sept 2026

The versions differ only in formal points: decimal separators are changed from points to commas in several statistics. One substantive addition calls for incentivising extensive and grass-based livestock farming under the CAP.1 2 3 4

The notes class 1 change as substance, 6 as formal, 0 as wording only.

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Changes that matter, 7

Changes to the text in document order — the ones the change notes describe. Cover page, renumbering and punctuation-only edits are left out (see “Every difference”); changes to citations and references stay in and are marked as formal in the notes.

Change 1

ChangedA. whereas the livestock sector has long been an essential pillar of EU agriculture, especially in rural areas, and contributes significantly and uniquely to a substantial share of the EU’s economy; whereas the value of livestock production and products amounted to EUR ~~214.3~~214,3 billion in 2023, representing 40 % of the EU’s total agricultural output that year, and whereas the profitability and sustainability of plant production is dependent on resilient animal production;

Note on change 1 · formal Written by AI from the official text — check the source · deepseek-v4-flash · 4 Sept 2026

Replaces decimal points with commas in the figure for the value of livestock production.

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Change 2

ChangedE. whereas livestock farming is of crucial importance for many European regions, most of which are at risk of depopulation; whereas 58 % of European farms keep animals; whereas mixed and specialised livestock farms account for ~~40.9~~40,9 % of European farms, and European livestock farms employ around four million people (salaried and non-salaried); whereas over the past 20 years, the EU lost 37 % of its farmers, and farmers’ income decreased by 12 % per hectare;

Note on change 2 · formal Written by AI from the official text — check the source · deepseek-v4-flash · 4 Sept 2026

Replaces decimal points with commas in the figure for the share of mixed and specialised livestock farms.

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Change 3

ChangedK. whereas in 2023, the EU had 133 million pigs, 74 million bovine animals, 58 million sheep, 11 million goats and an estimated ~~1.63~~1,63 billion poultry birds;

Note on change 3 · formal Written by AI from the official text — check the source · deepseek-v4-flash · 4 Sept 2026

Replaces decimal point with comma in the estimated number of poultry birds.

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Change 4

ChangedL. whereas the EU produced ~~40.7~~40,7 million tonnes of meat in 2023, comprised of pig meat (50 %), poultry meat (32 %), beef meat (15 %) and sheep and goat meat (1 %);

Note on change 4 · formal Written by AI from the official text — check the source · deepseek-v4-flash · 4 Sept 2026

Replaces decimal point with comma in the figure for EU meat production.

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Change 5

ChangedN. whereas EU net exports of animal products have risen more than threefold since 2000 and reached EUR ~~37.8~~37,8 billion in 2024 (excluding intra-community trade) in a context where global demand for meat, dairy products and eggs is expected to increase by 25 to 50 % by 2050, according to the latest FAO scenarios;

Note on change 5 · formal Written by AI from the official text — check the source · deepseek-v4-flash · 4 Sept 2026

Replaces decimal point with comma in the figure for EU net exports of animal products.

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Change 6

ChangedV. whereas livestock populations have declined over the past decade, with Eurostat statistics showing a decline, over the period 2014-2024, of ~~8.1~~8,1 % for pigs, ~~8.7~~8,7 % for bovine animals, especially over the past four years, ~~9.4~~9,4 % for sheep and ~~16.3~~16,3 % for goats; whereas the only exception is in the poultry sector, where populations have increased;

Note on change 6 · formal Written by AI from the official text — check the source · deepseek-v4-flash · 4 Sept 2026

Replaces decimal points with commas in the percentages for declines in livestock populations.

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Change 7

Added28. Calls for the incentivisation of extensive and grass-based livestock farming, particularly under the CAP;

Note on change 7 · substance Written by AI from the official text — check the source · deepseek-v4-flash · 4 Sept 2026

Adds a paragraph calling for the incentivisation of extensive and grass-based livestock farming, particularly under the CAP.

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European Parliament (2026). “Changes between A-10-2026-0088 and TA-10-2026-0157”. Text, 30 April 2026. from A-10-2026-0088, to TA-10-2026-0157, reference 2025/2053(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/A-10-2026-0088/compare/TA-10-2026-0157 (retrieved 4 October 2026). Data: European Parliament Open Data, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/ (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-text-2026-04-30,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Changes between A-10-2026-0088 and TA-10-2026-0157}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-04-30},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/A-10-2026-0088/compare/TA-10-2026-0157}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/A-10-2026-0088/compare/TA-10-2026-0157},
  urldate = {2026-10-04},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Text. from A-10-2026-0088, to TA-10-2026-0157, reference 2025/2053(INI). Data: European Parliament Open Data (CC BY 4.0)}
}