Latest UK and Ireland slaughter statistics
Table 1:
All figures expressed as ‘000 head
July 2004 August 2004 September 2004
5 weeks 4 weeks 4 weeks
Steers 83 78 86
Heifers 64 55 55
Young Bulls 48 34 29
Cows and Adult Bulls 0 0 0
Calves 6 9 13
Other Sheep and Lambs 1256 1105 1165
Ewes and Rams 176 152 159
Clean Pigs 841 701 702
Sows and Boars 22 18 19
Table: Irish livestock slaughterings
August 2004
Cattle Sheep Pigs
‘000 head
August 2003 152.6 305.6 215.7
August 2004 157.2 349.6 208.5
% change +3.0% +14.4% -3.3%
Jan-Aug 2004/2003 -5.8% +7.6% -8.6%
The number of cattle slaughtered in August 2004 was 3.0% higher than in August
2003. A comparison of August 2004 and 2003 figures shows that: Sheep slaughterings increased by 14.4%; pig slaughterings decreased by 3.3%.
The number of sheep slaughterings in January-August 2004 was 7.6% higher than the corresponding 2003 figure. Over the same period there was a decrease of 5.8%
in cattle slaughterings, while pig slaughterings also decreased by 8.6%.
EU sheep slaughtering figures for the period January to April 2003 and 2004 decreased by 0.7%.
