7215.0 - Livestock Products, Australia, Sep 2018 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 15/11/2018   
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GROSS VALUE OF LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTERED

LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER VALUE, Australia, September 2018
Jun 2018
Sep 2018
Jun '18 to Sep '18
$m
$m
%
Cattle and calves
2 799.7
2 894.3
3.4%
Sheep and lambs
1 094.8
1 061.5
-3.0%
Pigs
285.1
264.7
-7.2%
Poultry (a)
662.1
702.3
6.1%
(a) Includes meat chickens, turkeys, ducks and other poultry


KEY POINTS

Gross value quarterly original movements for September 2018:
  • After a 8.4% increase last quarter, the gross value of cattle and calves increased a further 3.4% to $2,900 million in the September 2018 quarter.
  • The gross value of sheep and lambs decreased 3.0% to $1,100 million following a 4.0% increase in the June 2018 quarter.
  • The gross value of pigs decreased 7.2% to $265 million in the September 2018 quarter.
  • The gross value of poultry increased 6.1% to $702 million, following a 3.5% increase in the June 2018 quarter.


Gross value of livestock slaughtered data was first published in the March 2016 issue of Livestock Products, Australia (cat. no 7215.0). If you have any feedback about this page, or its associated datacube, you can contact us on (02) 6222 5939 or email agriculture.statistics@abs.gov.au.