Livestock slaughtered and meat produced
Cattle
Compared to May 2020:
- 0.3% decrease in cattle slaughter to 600,000 head
- 1.1% decrease in beef production to 173,700 tonnes
Compared to June 2019:
- 15.0% decrease in cattle slaughter
- 13.8% decrease in beef production
Meat Produced (tonnes) | Number Slaughtered () | |
---|---|---|
Jun-19 | 201,607 | 706,019 |
Jul-19 | 198,966 | 701,243 |
Aug-19 | 198,564 | 703,746 |
Sep-19 | 204,823 | 725,499 |
Oct-19 | 208,080 | 735,465 |
Nov-19 | 209,563 | 737,408 |
Dec-19 | 203,349 | 718,292 |
Jan-20 | 211,592 | 731,157 |
Feb-20 | 184,412 | 632,581 |
Mar-20 | 186,782 | 650,351 |
Apr-20 | 192,327 | 661,564 |
May-20 | 175,590 | 601,634 |
Jun-20 | 173,729 | 599,988 |
Cattle slaughtered and beef produced - seasonally adjusted
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Calves
Compared to May 2020:
- 0.8% decrease in calf slaughter to 39,400 head
- 2.7% decrease in veal production to 1,700 tonnes
Compared to June 2019:
- 21.8% decrease in calf slaughter
- 31.1% decrease in veal production
Meat Produced (tonnes) | Number Slaughtered () | |
---|---|---|
Jun-19 | 2,428 | 50,341 |
Jul-19 | 2,396 | 47,864 |
Aug-19 | 2,226 | 45,308 |
Sep-19 | 2,353 | 45,627 |
Oct-19 | 2,340 | 45,775 |
Nov-19 | 2,442 | 46,701 |
Dec-19 | 2,486 | 45,678 |
Jan-20 | 2,349 | 50,791 |
Feb-20 | 2,066 | 42,770 |
Mar-20 | 1,924 | 38,744 |
Apr-20 | 1,797 | 33,040 |
May-20 | 1,719 | 39,701 |
Jun-20 | 1,672 | 39,386 |
Calves slaughtered and veal produced - seasonally adjusted
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Sheep
Compared to May 2020:
- 1.1% decrease in sheep slaughter to 439,500 head
- 4.2% increase in mutton production to 11,700 tonnes
Compared to June 2019:
- 43.3% decrease in sheep slaughter
- 36.4% decrease in mutton production
Meat Produced (tonnes) | Number Slaughtered () | |
---|---|---|
Jun-19 | 18,424 | 775,546 |
Jul-19 | 17,948 | 729,751 |
Aug-19 | 17,644 | 714,490 |
Sep-19 | 18,537 | 735,048 |
Oct-19 | 19,998 | 784,828 |
Nov-19 | 19,768 | 798,584 |
Dec-19 | 20,325 | 821,578 |
Jan-20 | 19,892 | 803,412 |
Feb-20 | 16,325 | 650,577 |
Mar-20 | 14,126 | 556,322 |
Apr-20 | 13,510 | 526,630 |
May-20 | 11,250 | 444,367 |
Jun-20 | 11,725 | 439,479 |
Sheep slaughtered and mutton produced - seasonally adjusted
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Lamb
Compared to May 2020:
- 11.6% increase in lambs slaughtered to 1.5 million head
- 13.6% increase in lamb production to 38,000 tonnes
Compared to June 2019:
- 6.5% decrease in lambs slaughtered
- 1.9% decrease in lamb production
Meat Produced (tonnes) | Number Slaughtered () | |
---|---|---|
Jun-19 | 38,709 | 1,655,303 |
Jul-19 | 38,046 | 1,611,009 |
Aug-19 | 38,979 | 1,644,102 |
Sep-19 | 41,534 | 1,762,384 |
Oct-19 | 41,743 | 1,775,228 |
Nov-19 | 40,968 | 1,757,234 |
Dec-19 | 42,220 | 1,802,102 |
Jan-20 | 42,284 | 1,790,085 |
Feb-20 | 43,345 | 1,793,309 |
Mar-20 | 40,772 | 1,703,586 |
Apr-20 | 38,642 | 1,608,812 |
May-20 | 33,423 | 1,387,484 |
Jun-20 | 37,958 | 1,548,191 |
Lambs slaughtered and meat produced - seasonally adjusted
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Pigs
Compared to May 2020:
- 6.2% increase in pig slaughter to 453,500 head
- 4.9% increase in pork production to 35,200 tonnes
Compared to June 2019:
- 6.2% increase in pig slaughter
- 6.4% increase in pork production
Meat Produced (tonnes) | Number Slaughtered () | |
---|---|---|
Jun-19 | 33,071 | 427,141 |
Jul-19 | 32,065 | 416,856 |
Aug-19 | 32,328 | 418,714 |
Sep-19 | 32,494 | 423,651 |
Oct-19 | 32,989 | 424,624 |
Nov-19 | 32,501 | 421,640 |
Dec-19 | 33,238 | 425,822 |
Jan-20 | 33,692 | 429,137 |
Feb-20 | 33,804 | 430,651 |
Mar-20 | 35,048 | 446,656 |
Apr-20 | 34,147 | 430,668 |
May-20 | 33,541 | 427,001 |
Jun-20 | 35,176 | 453,508 |
Pigs slaughtered and pork produced - seasonally adjusted
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