Irish Cattle slaughterings down 23.6% in June
12/08/2002
The number of cattle slaughtered in June 2002 was down 23.6% from June 2001.
The number of cattle slaughtered in the January-June 2002 period was 7.9% lower than the corresponding 2001 figure.
Over the same period, sheep slaughterings decreased by 27.2%.