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Latest UK slaughter statistics

24/03/2006
UK figures supplied by Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).

All figures expressed as ‘000 head

 

Table 1: UK monthly slaughter estimates

 

                                                    December 2005    January 2006   February 2006

                                                        4 weeks               5 weeks                4 weeks

Steers                                                   78                       103                           81

Heifers                                                  69                        87                           72

Young Bulls                                          26                        28                           22 
Cows and Adult Bulls                           10                        16                           17  
Calves                                                    7                         7                             6 
Other Sheep and Lambs                   1225                     1312                        1027
Ewes and Rams                                  164                      210                         165
Clean Pigs                                          709                      817                         685
Sows and Boars                                   11                       17                           14