Latest UK and Ireland slaughter statistics
Irish figures courtesy of Central Statistics Office of Ireland (CSO).
All figures expressed as ‘000 head
Table 1: Irish Livestock Slaughterings
June 2007
Cattle Sheep Pigs
June 2006 138.7 330.0 223.2
June 2007 123.2 271.9 205.8
% change June 2007/2006 -11.2% -17.6% -7.8%
% change Jan-June 2007/06 -0.3% -12.2% +0.7%
Cattle slaughterings down 11.2% in June
The number of cattle slaughtered in June 2007 was 11.2% lower than in June 2006.
A comparison of June 2007 and 2006 figures shows that:
- Sheep slaughterings decreased by 17.6%
- Pig slaughterings decreased by 7.8%
The number of cattle slaughterings in January-June 2007 was 0.3% lower than the corresponding 2006 figure. Over the same period there was a decrease of 12.2% in sheep slaughterings and an increase of 0.7% in pig slaughterings.
Between the periods January to March 2006 and 2007, Ireland, Germany, Spain and United Kingdom recorded increases in pig slaughterings of 4.9%, 7.5%, 6.8% and 3.9% respectively.
