Latest UK and Irish slaughter statistics
Table 1:
All figures expressed as ‘000 head
December 2004 January 2005 February 2005
5 weeks 5 weeks 4 weeks
Steers 95 78 87
Heifers 93 70 63
Young Bulls 38 33 29
Cows and Adult Bulls 0 0 0
Calves 12 10 9
Other Sheep and Lambs 1423 1211 915
Ewes and Rams 196 195 156
Clean Pigs 888 861 697
Sows and Boars 22 21 18
Table 2: Irish livestock slaughterings
January 2005
‘000 head
Cattle Sheep Pigs
January 2004 141.5 234.2 263.3
January 2005 86.1 247.5 213.5
% change -39.2% +5.7% -18.9%
Cattle slaughterings down 39.2% in January
The number of cattle slaughtered in January 2005 was considerably lower (by
39.2%) than in January 2004, subsequent to the ending of the EU Slaughter
Premium.
A comparison of January 2005 and 2004 figures shows that:
- Sheep slaughterings increased by 5.7%.
- Pig slaughterings decreased by 18.9%.
- EU-15 sheep slaughtering figures between the periods January to September 2003 and 2004 decreased by 1.0%.
