1367.2 - State and Regional Indicators, Victoria, Dec 2009

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LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTERING AND MEAT PRODUCTION

Between December 2008 and December 2009, the trend estimate for total meat production for Victoria decreased by 11.6% from 59,447.1 tonnes to 52,530.2 tonnes. The production of Veal, Beef, Lamb and Pig meat decreased by 51.2%, 14.9%, 8.2% and 4.1% respectively, while an increase was recorded for Mutton (3.7%) over the same period.

Total meat produced, Victoria
Graph: Total meat produced, Victoria

The trend estimate for the number of livestock slaughtered decreased by 126,700 (10.1%) between December 2008 and December 2009. Slaughtering of Calves, Cattle, Lambs, Sheep and Pigs decreased by 36.1%, 17.5%, 10.1%, 3.1% and 1.5% respectively over this period.

Total livestock slaughtering, Victoria
Graph: Total livestock slaughtering, Victoria

View underlying table as an Excel spreadsheet: 1367.2 Livestock slaughtering and meat production, Victoria: All series (file size 27kB).

View underlying table as an Excel spreadsheet: 1367.2 Other agricultural production, Victoria (file size 24kB).