Latest UK and Ireland slaughter statistics
Table 1:
All figures expressed as '000 head
United Kingdom January 2004 February 2004 March 2004
5 weeks 4 weeks 4 weeks
Steers 81 81 87
Heifers 80 65 59
Young Bulls 34 27 30
Cows and Adult Bulls 0 0 0
Calves 8 7 7
Other Sheep and Lambs 1197 895 836
Ewes and Rams 181 140 122
Clean Pigs 847 699 664
Sows and Boars 24 20 19
Table 2: Irish livestock slaughterings, February 2004
All figures expressed as '000 head
Cattle Sheep Pigs
Feb 2003 144.1 180.1 230.2
Feb 2004 134.8 181.2 209.3
% change -6.5% +0.6% -9.1%
Jan-Feb 2004/2003 -8.4% +0.4% -10.5%
The number of cattle slaughtered in February 2004 was 6.5% lower than in
February 2003.
A comparison of figures for February 2004 and 2003 shows that sheep slaughterings increased 0.6% and pig slaughterings decreased 9.1%.
The number of sheep slaughtered during January-February 2004 increased 0.4% year-on-year in 2003.
Over the same period, cattle slaughterings fell 8.4% while pig slaughterings decreased by 10.5%.
EU pig slaughterings increased 0.4% during January-November 2002 and 2003. Figures for
