{"id":"2026-najran-livestock-sector-report","canonicalSlug":"2026-najran-livestock-sector-report","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/2026-najran-livestock-sector-report","language":"en","title":"Najran livestock report puts herd above 2.44 million head","summary":"A chamber report cites 17.5% annual herd growth and 20 million broiler chickens produced in the region.","body":["A report by the Najran Chamber, covered by the Saudi Press Agency on 19 October, describes the region’s livestock base as exceeding 2.44 million head, up 17.5% from the previous year. Sheep and goats account for 97.5% of the reported herd; the report lists about 1.65 million sheep and more than 728,800 goats.","For poultry, the report cites 25 broiler projects with capacity for 9.96 million birds and output of 20 million birds, weighing an estimated 19,000 tonnes. It also identifies feed costs, veterinary services and value-chain infrastructure as challenges, and proposes investment options. These are chamber-reported indicators and recommendations, not newly announced projects."],"keyPoints":[],"sections":[],"text":"Najran livestock report puts herd above 2.44 million head\n\nA chamber report cites 17.5% annual herd growth and 20 million broiler chickens produced in the region.\n\nA report by the Najran Chamber, covered by the Saudi Press Agency on 19 October, describes the region’s livestock base as exceeding 2.44 million head, up 17.5% from the previous year. Sheep and goats account for 97.5% of the reported herd; the report lists about 1.65 million sheep and more than 728,800 goats.\n\nFor poultry, the report cites 25 broiler projects with capacity for 9.96 million birds and output of 20 million birds, weighing an estimated 19,000 tonnes. It also identifies feed costs, veterinary services and value-chain infrastructure as challenges, and proposes investment options. These are chamber-reported indicators and recommendations, not newly announced projects.","category":"business","region":"world","topics":["statistics","non-oil-economy"],"eventDate":"2026-10-19","eventDateBasis":"The Najran Chamber report was covered by SPA on 19 October 2026; its production indicators refer to the report data and not necessarily the publication date.","publishedAt":"2026-10-20T14:32:50Z","modifiedAt":"2026-10-20T14:32:50Z","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":"2026-10-20T14:28:10Z","sourcePublishedAt":"2026-10-19","translatedAt":"2026-10-20T14:25:00Z","sources":[{"url":"https://www.spa.gov.sa/N2705065","name":"Saudi Press Agency (SPA)","licence":"All rights reserved or no open reuse licence identified; original factual reporting, with no source prose or image reproduced.","checkedAt":"2026-10-20","licenseUrl":"https://www.spa.gov.sa/N2705065","attribution":"Saudi Press Agency (SPA), source dated 2026-10-19. Wellficent independent factual reporting; no source prose or image reproduced.","publishedAt":"2026-10-19"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/2026-najran-livestock-sector-report","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/2026-najran-livestock-sector-report","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/2026-najran-livestock-sector-report","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/2026-najran-livestock-sector-report","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/2026-najran-livestock-sector-report","ru":"https://wellficent.com/ru/news/2026-najran-livestock-sector-report","pt":"https://wellficent.com/pt/news/2026-najran-livestock-sector-report"},"corrections":[],"locations":[{"id":"sa-event-location","name":{"ar":"السعودية","en":"Saudi Arabia","es":"Arabia Saudí","fr":"Arabie saoudite","pt":"Arábia Saudita","ru":"Саудовская Аравия","tr":"Suudi Arabistan"},"type":"country","source":{"url":"https://www.spa.gov.sa/N2705065","name":"Saudi Press Agency (SPA)","checkedAt":"2026-10-20","publishedAt":"2026-10-19"},"context":{"ar":"موقع الحدث: السعودية","en":"Event location: Saudi Arabia","es":"Lugar del evento: Arabia Saudí","fr":"Lieu de l’événement: Arabie saoudite","pt":"Local do evento: Arábia Saudita","ru":"Место события: Саудовская Аравия","tr":"Etkinlik yeri: Suudi Arabistan"},"countryCode":"SA"}],"type":"news","classification":{"version":"1","dataKinds":["statistical-release"],"geographies":[{"role":"economic-scope","countryCode":"SA","subdivisionCode":"SA-10"}],"evidenceBasis":["reported-observation","statistical-estimate"],"measurementPeriod":null}}