Latest UK and Irish slaughter statistics
Table 1:
All figures expressed as ‘000 head
February 2005 March 2005 April 2005
4 weeks 4 weeks 5 weeks
Steers 86 82 105
Heifers 62 56 70
Young Bulls 29 28 39
Cows and Adult Bulls 0 0 0
Calves 9 8 6
Other Sheep and Lambs 909 942 1020
Ewes and Rams 156 153 176
Clean Pigs 694 646 833
Sows and Boars 18 18 21
Table 2: Irish livestock slaughterings
Cattle Sheep Pigs
March 2004 148.9 198.4 253.7
March 2005 138.9 273.9 249.2
% change
-6.7% +38.1% -1.8%Jan-Mar 2005/2004
-16.1% +20.8% -7.7%Cattle slaughterings down 6.7% in March
The number of cattle slaughtered in March 2005 was 6.7% lower than in March
2004.
A comparison of March 2005 and 2004 figures shows that : Sheep slaughterings increased by 38.1%. Pig slaughterings decreased by 1.8%.The number of sheep slaughterings in January-March 2005 was 20.8% higher than the corresponding 2004 figure. Over the same period there was a decrease of 16.1% in cattle slaughterings, while pig slaughterings decreased by 7.7%.EU-15 cattle slaughtering figures between the periods January to December 2003and 2004 increased marginally. The United Kingdom, Germany and Italy recorded increases of 4.4%, 4.3% and 0.2% respectively. France recorded a decrease of 4.0%.
