SEPTEMBER KEY FIGURES

		Sep Qtr 2009	Jun Qtr 2010	Sep Qtr 2010
TREND ESTIMATES		'000	'000	'000
Number Slaughtered(a)
	Cattle (excl. calves)	1 868	1 867	1 908
	Calves	223	221	196
	Sheep	2 289	1 546	1 479
	Lambs	5 087	4 684	4 735
	Pigs	1 130	1 154	1 170
	Chickens	nya	nya	nya
nya not yet available
(a) A new methodology and revised definitions have been adopted for producing estimates of livestock slaughtering and meat production. For further details refer to the Explanatory Notes.

		Sep Qtr 2009	Jun Qtr 2010	Sep Qtr 2010
TREND ESTIMATES		tonnes	tonnes	tonnes
Meat Produced (a)
	Beef	510 035	517 192	530 113
	Veal	10 773	13 064	11 125
	Mutton	48 985	35 000	34 168
	Lamb	105 562	100 839	101 797
	Pig meat	81 424	84 575	86 434
	Chicken meat	nya	nya	nya
Wool Receivals		87 799	85 518	83 073
nya not yet available
(a) A new methodology and revised definitions have been adopted for producing estimates of livestock slaughtering and meat production. For further details refer to the Explanatory Notes.

	Jun Qtr 2009	Mar Qtr 2010	Jun Qtr 2010
	ML	ML	ML
Whole milk intake by factories	2 305	2 269	2 340

SEPTEMBER KEY POINTS

• The trend estimate for sheep slaughterings in the September quarter 2010 decreased 4% to 1.5 million.
• In the September quarter 2010, calf slaughterings fell 11%.
• The trend estimate for live sheep exports in the September quarter 2010 rose 67%.
• Exports of live cattle in the September quarter 2010 increased 18% to 217 thousand.

NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE (QUARTER)	Release Date
December 2010	21 February 2011

INTRODUCTION

This publication presents statistics on livestock slaughterings, meat production, whole milk intake by factories, market milk sales by factories, receivals of taxable wool by brokers and dealers, exports of live sheep and cattle and exports of fresh, chilled, frozen and processed meat. It also includes seasonally adjusted and trend estimates of slaughtering, meat production, whole milk intake and wool receivals. More detailed information can be obtained by contacting the Australian Bureau of Statistics or by referring to the monthly publication Livestock and Meat, Australia (cat. no. 7218.0.55.001).


CHANGES IN THIS ISSUE

Final estimates of slaughter and production for poultry for the September quarter 2010 are not yet available. These data, including updated seasonally adjusted and trend estimates, will be published in the next issue.

As a result of a quality review of the Livestock collection, a new methodology and revised definitions have been adopted for producing estimates of livestock slaughtering and meat production. For further details refer to the Explanatory Notes.

Wool estimates in this issue are based on a revised sampling frame, following a separate coverage exercise. Coverage exercises are undertaken on a regular basis to ensure the quality of estimates. Similar coverage exercises will be undertaken for the Livestock collection and Poultry and Game Birds collection prior to the release of estimates for the December quarter 2010. In the case of wool, updates to the sampling frame have had a negligible impact on associated time series.


CHANGES TO FORTHCOMING ISSUES

Coverage exercises are underway to review the quality of the sampling frames for the Livestock collection and Poultry and Game Birds collection. This will also enable revision of the constant factor applied to account for production from small abattoirs. Updates to the sampling frames and constant will be applied prior to the release of the December quarter 2010 issue of Livestock Products, Australia (cat. no. 7215.0).

Further information, including details of associated impacts on time series, will be provided in the December quarter 2010 issue of Livestock Products, Australia (cat. no. 7215.0).


INQUIRIES

For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070.