Latest UK and Ireland slaughter statistics
All figures expressed as ‘000 head
Table 1:
September October November
4 weeks 5 weeks 4 weeks
Steers 96 109 92
Cows and Adult Bulls 0 0 8
Calves 14 14 9
Other Sheep and Lambs 1251 1543 1340
Ewes and Rams 177 217 176
Clean Pigs 705 879 742
Sows and Boars 14 16 14
Table 2: Irish Livestock Slaughterings
Cattle Sheep Pigs
October 2004 180.8 346.6 219.9
October 2005 152.1 333.1 216.2
% change -15.9% -3.9% -1.7%
Jan-Oct 2005/2004 -7.1% +1.7% -2.4%
Cattle slaughterings down 15.9% in October
The number of cattle slaughtered in October 2005 was 15.9% lower than in
October 2004. A comparison of October 2005 and 2004 figures shows that:
_ Sheep slaughterings decreased by 3.9%.
_ Pig slaughterings decreased by 1.7%.
The number of sheep slaughterings in January-October 2005 was 1.7% higher than the corresponding 2004 figure. Over the same period there was a decrease of 7.1% in cattle slaughterings, while pig slaughterings decreased by 2.4%.
EU-15 pig slaughtering figures between the periods January to July 2004 and 2005 decreased by 1.1%.
