Irish CSO Reports
29 November 2012
Irish CSO - Livestock Slaughterings October 2012 Review
Cattle slaughterings increased by 1.8% in October.
| Livestock Slaughterings October 2012 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cattle | Sheep | Pigs | |
| ‘000 head | |||
| October 2011 | 150.3 | 221.4 | 240.2 |
| October 2012 | 153.0 | 296.3 | 260.8 |
| Percentage Change | text | text | text |
| Oct 2012/2011 | 1.8% | 33.8% | 8.6% |
| Jan-Oct 2012/2011 | -11.4% | 10.4% | 4.3% |
The number of cattle slaughtered in October 2012 was 1.8% higher than in October 2011.
A further comparison of October 2012 and October 2011 slaughtering figures also shows that
- Sheep slaughterings increased by 33.8%.
- Pig slaughterings increased by 8.6%.
The number of cattle slaughtered in January-October 2012 was 11.4% lower than the corresponding 2011 period. Over the same period there was an increase of 10.4% in sheep slaughterings and an increase of 4.3% in pig slaughterings.
Comparing EU figures for the periods January-August 2012 and January-August 2011, Ireland showed a 7.5% increase in sheep slaughterings while of the major EU sheep producing countries, Spain, Greece, the United Kingdom and France recorded decreases of 6.8%, 6.4%, 5.1% and 4.0% respectively.
Cattle Slaughterings
November 2012
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