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:
May 2007
Monthly estimates of the number of cattle, sheep and pigs slaughtered for meat in the
March 2007 April 2007 May 2007
Steers 86 103 81
Young Bulls 20 26 26
Cows and Adult Bulls 35 37 29
Calves 3 2 1
Other Sheep and Lambs 985 1160 901
Ewes and Rams 169 195 155
Clean Pigs 715 871 680
Sows and Boars 18 20 15
• Livestock slaughtered under the Older Cattle Disposal Scheme are excluded.
Table 2: Irish Livestock Slaughterings
May 2007
Cattle Sheep Pigs
May 2006 148.4 311.8 235.8
May 2007 146.7 289.5 230.9
% change April 2007/2006 -1.1% -7.2% -2.1%
Jan-April 2007/2006 +1.8% -10.9% +2.4%
The number of cattle slaughtered in May 2007 was 1.1% lower than in May 2006.
A comparison of May 2007 and 2006 figures showed that:
- Sheep slaughterings decreased by 7.2%.
- Pig slaughterings decreased by 2.1%.
The number of cattle slaughterings in January-May 2007 was 1.8% higher than the corresponding 2006 figure. Over the same period there was a decrease of 10.9% in sheep slaughterings and an increase of 2.4% in pig slaughterings.
Between the periods January to March 2006 and 2007,
4 weeks 5 weeks 4 weeks
Heifers 68 76 59
Cattle slaughterings down 1.1% in May
