Australian beef production steady in November at 196,000 tonnes, according to government statistics; cattle slaughterings steady at 712,000 head, sheep slaughterings down 3% to 753,000 head, lamb slaughterings up slightly to record 1.8 million head
Nevin Barich
CANBERRA, Australia
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January 17, 2014
(press release)
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INTRODUCTION
This publication presents statistics on livestock slaughterings and meat production. These statistics are based on a monthly collection from abattoirs and other major slaughtering establishments and include estimates of animals slaughtered by country butchers and other small slaughtering establishments. More detailed information on this series can be obtained by referring to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) quarterly publication, Livestock Products, Australia (cat. no. 7215.0).
Additional time series spreadsheets containing state/territory and national data are available from the Downloads tab for this publication. These spreadsheets contain original, seasonally adjusted and trend estimates for slaughtering and meat production for bulls, bullocks and steers, cows and heifers, cattle (excluding calves), calves, sheep, lambs and pigs.
INQUIRIES
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SUMMARY COMMENTARY
LIVESTOCK
Livestock slaughtering trend movements for November 2013:
Cattle slaughterings remained steady at 712,000 head
Calf slaughterings increased by 1% to 57,100 head
The number of sheep slaughtered decreased by 3% to 753,000 head
Lamb slaughterings increased slightly to a record 1.8 million head
Pig slaughterings remained steady at 395,000 head
MEAT
Meat production trend movements for November 2013:
Beef production remained steady at 196,000 tonnes
The production of veal decreased by 1% to 3,260 tonnes
The production of mutton decreased by 2% to 17,500 tonnes
Lamb production increased by 1% to a record 40,300 tonnes
The production of pig meat remained steady at 29,800 tonnes
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