Latest UK and Ireland slaughter statistics
Irish figures courtesy of Central Statistics Office of Ireland (CSO).
All figures expressed as ‘000 head
Table 1:
2006
Monthly estimates of the number of cattle, sheep and pigs slaughtered for meat in the
August 2006 September 2006 October 2006
4 weeks 4 weeks 5 weeks
Steers 72 89 112
Heifers 54 62 77
Young Bulls 26 25 27
Cows and Adult Bulls 31 36 53
Calves 4 4 4
Other Sheep and Lambs 1210 1291 1577
Ewes and Rams 184 192 221
Clean Pigs 686 724 914
Sows and Boars 15 17 21
Table 2: Irish Livestock Slaughterings
October 2006
Cattle Sheep Pigs
October 2005 152.3 320.2 209.0
October 2006 165.7 324.4 221.7
% change +8.8% +1.3% +6.1%
Jan-Oct 2006/2005 +8.6% -1.5% +1.5%
Cattle slaughterings up 8.8% in October
The number of cattle slaughtered in October 2006 was 8.8% higher than in October
2005. A comparison of October 2006 and 2005 figures shows that:
- Sheep slaughterings increased by 1.3%.
- Pig slaughterings increased by 6.1%.
The number of cattle slaughterings in January-October 2006 was 8.6% higher than
the corresponding 2005 figure. Over the same period there was a decrease of 1.5%
in sheep slaughterings and an increase of 1.5% in pig slaughterings.
Between the periods January to June 2005 and 2006, the
