Australian Bureau of Statistics
Celebrating the International Year of Statistics 2013

NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE	Release Date
September 2009	4 November 2009
October 2009	4 December 2009
November 2009	8 January 2010
December 2009	3 February 2010
January 2010	4 March 2010
February 2010	8 April 2010

INTRODUCTION

This publication presents statistics on livestock slaughterings and meat production. These statistics are based on a monthly collection from abattoirs and other major slaughtering establishments. More detailed information on this series can be obtained by referring to the quarterly Australian Bureau of Statistics publication Livestock Products, Australia (cat. no. 7215.0).


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INQUIRIES

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SUMMARY COMMENTARY


LIVESTOCK

• In August 2009, the trend estimate for cattle slaughterings increased 1% to 678 thousand.
• Sheep slaughterings were 880 thousand in August 2009, 13% less than August 2008.
• Lamb slaughterings were 1.8 million in August 2009, 7% more than the same time last year.
• In August 2009, pig slaughterings increased 1% to 382 thousand.

LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTERED, Australia - August 2009
	Original	Seasonally Adjusted	Trend
	no.	no.	no.
Cattle (excl. calves)	669 173	710 179	678 098
Calves	143 455	65 519	65 198
Sheep	683 550	880 268	880 414
Lambs	1 640 605	1 849 745	1 780 632
Pigs	371 145	384 114	381 583

MEAT

• In August 2009, the trend estimate for beef production increased 1% to 182 thousand tonnes.
• At 19 thousand tonnes, mutton production decreased 1% in August 2009.
• Lamb production increased 1% to 37 thousand tonnes in August 2009.
• At 28 thousand tonnes, pig meat production increased 1% in August 2009.

MEAT PRODUCED, Australia - August 2009
	Original	Seasonally Adjusted	Trend
	t	t	t
Beef	181 335	188 997	182 089
Veal	4 921	2 872	2 745
Mutton	14 803	18 824	18 707
Lamb	33 275	38 358	36 800
Pig meat	27 167	28 130	27 587