Irish CSO Reports
27 May 2013
Irish CSO: Livestock Slaughterings - April 2013
Livestock Slaughterings

Cattle Slaughterings Increased by 15.2% in April

The number of cattle slaughtered in April 2013 was 15.2% higher than in April 2012. See Table 1 and graph.
A further comparison of April 2013 and April 2012 slaughtering figures also shows that
- Sheep slaughterings increased by 8.8%.
- Pig slaughterings increased by 2.6%.
A comparison of figures for January-April 2013 with the corresponding 2012 period shows that
- Cattle slaughterings increased by 9.7%
- Sheep slaughterings increased by 26.6%
- Pig slaughterings decreased by 1.4%
May 2013
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