UK figures Supplied by Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). Irish figures courtesy of Central Statistics Office of Ireland (CSO).

Table 1: UK Monthly Slaughter Estimates

All figures expressed as '000 head

United Kingdom            January 2002               February 2002             March   2003

                                           5 weeks                         4 weeks                      4 weeks

Steers                                      85                                81                                 83

Heifers                                    87                                67                                60

Young Bulls                               30                                24                                26

Cows and Adult Bulls                0                                  0                                  0

Calves                                       8                                  6                                  6

Other Sheep and Lambs            1249                             984                              886

Ewes and Rams                         184                               149                               123

Clean Pigs                                 916                               718                               713

Sows and Boars                        29                                22                                20

Table 2: Irish Livestock Slaughterings, February 2003

All figures expressed as '000 head

Cattle                           Sheep                           Pigs

February 2002             134.0                            97.0                             258.2

February 2003             144.8                            183.6                            220.3

% change                      +8.1%                            +89.3%                         -10.8%

Jan-Feb 2003/2002     -0.1%                            +63.2%                         -10.4%

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