Latest UK and Irish slaughter statistics
Table 1:
All figures expressed as ‘000 head
January 2005 February 2005 March 2005
5 weeks 4 weeks 4 weeks
Steers 78 87 82
Heifers 70 63 56
Young Bulls 33 29 28
Cows and Adult Bulls 0 0 0
Calves 10 9 8
Other Sheep and Lambs 1211 915 945
Ewes and Rams 195 156 154
Clean Pigs 861 697 649
Sows and Boars 21 18 18
Table 2: Irish livestock slaughterings
Cattle Sheep Pigs
February 2004
134.0 177.2 209.1February 2005 132.5 220.1 207.7
% change
-1.1% +24.2% -0.7%Jan-Feb 2005/2004
-20.9% +13.2% -10.9%
Cattle slaughterings down 1.1% in February
The number of cattle slaughtered in February 2005 was 1.1% lower than in
February 2004.
A comparison of February 2005 and 2004 figures shows that :-
Sheep slaughterings increased by 24.2%.-
Pig slaughterings decreased by 0.7%. See graph.The number of sheep slaughterings in January-February 2005 was 13.2% higher than the corresponding 2004 figure. Over the same period there was a decrease of 20.9% in cattle slaughterings, while pig slaughterings decreased by 10.9%.
EU-15 pig slaughtering figures between the periods January to October 2003 and
2004 increased marginally. Germany, the Netherlands and Denmark recorded increases of 2.5%, 2.1% and 0.9% respectively. Spain and France recorded decreases of 1.2% and 0.6%.
