Latest UK and Ireland slaughter statistics
UK
Irish figures courtesy of Central Statistics Office of Ireland (CSO).
All figures expressed as ‘000 head
Table 1:
January 2006
Monthly estimates of the number of cattle, sheep and pigs slaughtered for meat in the
November 2006 December 2006 January 2007
Steers 93 79 99
Heifers 68 61 84
Young Bulls 23 18 23
Cows and Adult Bulls 48 35 52
Calves 3 3 3
Other Sheep and Lambs 1231 1153 1160
Ewes and Rams 180 196 196
Clean Pigs 749 694 832
Sows and Boars 17 14 19
• Livestock slaughtered under the Older Cattle Disposal Scheme are excluded.
Table 2: Irish Livestock Slaughterings
January 2007
Cattle Sheep Pigs
January 2006 138.0 250.6 229.9
January 2007 153.6 219.1 235.3
% change +11.3% -12.6% +2.3%
Cattle slaughterings up 11.3% in January
The number of cattle slaughtered in January 2007 was 11.3% higher than in January 2006. See Table.
A comparison of January 2007 and 2006 figures shows that:
- Sheep slaughterings decreased by 12.6%.
- Pig slaughterings increased by 2.3%.
Between the periods January to October 2005 and 2006,
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