7215.0 - Livestock Products, Australia, March 2016 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 16/05/2016   
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GROSS VALUE OF LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTERED

LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER VALUE, Australia, March 2016
Dec 2015
Mar 2016
Dec '15 to Mar '16
$m
$m
%
Cattle and calves
3 077.7
2 773.0
-9.9
Sheep and lambs
831.5
839.3
0.9
Pigs
323.1
336.8
4.2
Poultry (a)
692.8
667.2
-3.7
(a) Includes meat chickens, turkeys, ducks and other poultry


KEY POINTS

Gross value quarterly original movements for March 2016:
  • The gross value of cattle and calves slaughtered fell by nearly 10% in the March quarter to $2,773 million
  • The gross value of poultry slaughtered also fell in the March quarter, down by 3.7% to $667 million
  • Conversely, the gross value of pigs and sheep and lambs slaughtered each rose in the March quarter, up by 0.9% (to $839 million) and 4.2% (to $337 million), respective

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