Latest UK and Ireland slaughter statistics
All figures expressed as ‘000 head
Table 1:
June 2005 July 2005 August 2005
4 weeks 5 weeks 4 weeks
Steers 74 84 80
Heifers 53 62 53
Young Bulls 42 49 35
Cows and Adult Bulls 0 0 0
Calves 8 11 12
Other Sheep and Lambs 935 1266 1180
Ewes and Rams 141 182 161
Clean Pigs 684 834 684
Sows and Boars 16 19 16
Table 2: Irish Livestock Slaughterings
Livestock Slaughterings
July 2005
Cattle Sheep Pigs
July 2004 140.2 346.8 204.1
July 2005 127.3 320.6 204.4
% change -9.2% -7.6% +0.1%
Jan-July 2005/2004 -6.5% +5.5% -3.2%
Cattle slaughterings down 9.2% in July
The number of cattle slaughtered in July 2005 was 9.2% lower than in July 2004.
A comparison of July 2005 and 2004 figures shows that:
- Sheep slaughterings decreased by 7.6%.
- Pig slaughterings increased by 0.1%.
The number of sheep slaughterings in January-July 2005 was 5.5% higher than the corresponding 2004 figure. Over the same period there was a decrease of 6.5% in cattle slaughterings, while pig slaughterings decreased by 3.2%.
EU-15 cattle slaughtering figures between the periods January to April 2004 and
2005 decreased by 6.1%. Germany, France, Italy and the United Kingdom recorded decreases of 13.6%, 3.3%, 1.5% and 0.9% respectively.
