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
OCTOBER 2007
Monthly estimates of the number of cattle, sheep and pigs slaughtered for meat in the United Kingdom are given in the table below. They are shown in statistical months.
August 2007 September 2007 October2007
4 weeks 4 weeks 5 weeks
Steers 74 86 114
Heifers 50 57 78
Young Bulls 25 25 28
Cows and Adult Bulls 21 29 39
Calves 3 7 10
Other Sheep and Lambs 915 1158 1446
Ewes and Rams 148 177 216
Clean Pigs 645 730 958
Sows and Boars 5 13 12
• Livestock slaughtered under the Older Cattle Disposal Scheme are excluded.
Table 2: Irish Livestock Slaughterings
OCTOBER
Cattle Sheep Pigs
October 2006 166.6 327.0 220.4
October 2007 175.3 361.3 223.4
% change October 2007/2006 +5.2% +10.5% +1.4%
% change Jan-October 2007/2006 -0.1% -5.4% -1.0%
Cattle slaughterings up 5.2% in October
The number of cattle slaughtered in October 2007 was 5.2% higher than in October
2006.
A comparison of October 2007 and 2006 figures shows that:
- Sheep slaughterings increased by 10.5%.
- Pig slaughterings increased by 1.4%.
The number of cattle slaughterings in January-October 2007 was 0.1% lower than the corresponding 2006 figure. Over the same period there was a decrease of 5.4% in sheep slaughterings and a decrease of 1.0% in pig slaughterings. Between the periods January to July 2006 and 2007, Germany and Italy recorded decreases in cattle slaughterings of 2.0% and 0.8% respectively. France and United Kingdom recorded increases of 0.4% and 3.8%.
