Latest UK and Ireland slaughter statistics
Table 1:
All figures expressed as '000 head
United Kingdom August 2003 September 2003 October 2003
4 weeks 4 weeks 5 weeks
Steers 73 87 108
Heifers 51 57 76
Young Bulls 30 30 37
Cows and Adult Bulls 0 0 0
Calves 7 9 12
Other Sheep and Lambs 1050 1198 1553
Ewes and Rams 151 156 218
Clean Pigs 676 727 899
Sows and Boars 17 18 22
Table 2: Irish livestock slaughterings, September 2003
All figures expressed as '000 head
Cattle Sheep Pigs
Sep 2002 167.3 337.2 240.9
Sep 2003 182.4 327.6 217.4
% change +9.0% -2.8% -9.8%
Jan-Sep 2003/2002 +5.3% -0.2% -7.4%
Cattle slaughterings up 9.0% in September
The number of cattle slaughtered in September 2003 was 9.0% higher than in September 2002.
A comparison of September 2003 and 2002 figures shows that:
Sheep slaughterings decreased by 2.8%.
Pig slaughterings decreased by 9.8%.
The number of sheep slaughterings in January-September 2003 was 0.2% lower than the corresponding 2002 figure. Over the same period there was an increase of 5.3% in the number of cattle slaughterings, while pig slaughterings decreased by 7.4%.
EU cattle slaughterings figures for the periods January to April 2002 and 2003 decreased by 2.0%.
