Latest UK and Ireland slaughter statistics
UK figures supplied by Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).
Irish figures courtesy of Central Statistics Office of Ireland (CSO).
All figures expressed as ‘000 head
Table 1: UK monthly slaughter estimates
JULY 2007
May 2007 June 2007 July 2007
4 weeks 4 weeks 5 weeks
Steers 81 79 94
Heifers 60 58 67
Young Bulls 26 32 39
Cows and Adult Bulls 29 33 45
Calves 1 2 2
Other Sheep and Lambs 917 994 1378
Ewes and Rams 155 167 211
Clean Pigs 683 724 880
Sows and Boars 15 16 22
• Livestock slaughtered under the Older Cattle Disposal Scheme are excluded.
Table 2: Irish Livestock Slaughterings
Cattle Sheep Pigs
July 2006 137.1 324.2 221.4
July 2007 137.1 298.4 216.3
% change July 2007/06 0.0% -8.0% -2.3%
% change Jan-July 2007/06 -0.3% -11.3% +0.2%
Sheep slaughterings down 8% in July
The number of sheep slaughtered in July 2007 was 8.0% lower than in July 2006.
A comparison of July 2007 and 2006 figures shows that:
- Cattle slaughterings remain unchanged
- Pig slaughterings decreased by 2.3%
The number of cattle slaughterings in January-July 2007 was 0.3% lower than the corresponding 2006 figure. Over the same period there was a decrease of 11.3% in sheep slaughterings and an increase of 0.2% in pig slaughterings.
Between the periods January to April 2006 and 2007, Germany, Italy and France recorded decreases in cattle slaughterings of 3.8%, 1.5%, and 1.0% respectively.
United Kingdom and Ireland recorded increases of 6.6% and 2.5%.
