7215.0 - Livestock Products, Australia, Dec 2005

ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 14/02/2006

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DECEMBER KEY FIGURES

		Dec Qtr 2004	Sep Qtr 2005	Dec Qtr 2005
TREND ESTIMATES		'000	'000	'000

Number slaughtered
	Cattle	1 991.6	1 883.6	1 819.9
	Calves	214.2	207.1	210.5
	Sheep	2 790.0	2 945.4	2 878.4
	Lambs	4 274.3	4 626.9	4 604.1
	Pigs	1 335.2	1 333.3	1 338.1
	Chickens	108 963.5	109 030.3	109 825.4

		Dec Qtr 2004	Sep Qtr 2005	Dec Qtr 2005
		tonnes	tonnes	tonnes

Meat produced
	Beef	532 081	509 304	494 900
	Veal	7 197	7 013	7 229
	Mutton	57 958	60 884	59 488
	Lamb	86 879	94 957	93 803
	Pig meat	97 218	96 862	96 985
	Chicken meat	185 350	191 080	189 501
Wool receivals		117 103	120 713	117 447

	Sep Qtr 2004	Jun Qtr 2005	Sep Qtr 2005
	ML	ML	ML

Whole milk intake by factories	2 494	2 586	2 585

Cattle slaughterings, Excluding calves - Trend
Graph: Cattle slaughterings Excluding calves Trend

Sheep and lamb slaughterings, Trend
Graph: Sheep and lamb slaughterings Trend

DECEMBER KEY POINTS

TREND ESTIMATES

In December quarter 2005, the trend estimate for the number of cattle slaughtered fell by 3% to 1.8 million, the lowest quarterly trend estimate since December quarter 1996.
In December quarter 2005, the trend estimate for the number of calves slaughtered rose by 2% to 211,000, the first significant quarterly rise since December 2002.
In December quarter 2005, the trend estimate for sheep slaughtered fell by 2% to 2.9 million, the lowest quarterly trend estimate since December quarter 2004.
In December quarter 2005, the trend estimate for pigs slaughtered remained steady at 1.3 million.

NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE (QUARTER)	Release Date
March 2006	16 May 2006
June 2006	14 August 2006

CHANGES IN THIS ISSUE

There are no changes in this issue.

FORTHCOMING CHANGES

There are no forthcoming changes.

INQUIRIES

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SUMMARY COMMENTARY

LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTERED TREND

CATTLE (EXCLUDING CALVES)

The trend estimate for the number of cattle slaughtered in December quarter 2005 fell by 3% to 1.8 million.

CALVES

The trend estimate for the number of calves slaughtered in December quarter 2005 rose by 2% to 211,000.

SHEEP AND LAMBS

In December quarter 2005, the trend estimate for the number of sheep slaughtered decreased by 2% to 2.9 million. The number of lambs slaughtered decreased slightly to 4.6 million.

PIGS

In December quarter 2005, the trend estimate for the number of pigs slaughtered remained steady at 1.3 million.

MEAT PRODUCTION TREND

BEEF

In December quarter 2005, the trend estimate for beef production fell by 3% to 495,000 tonnes.

MUTTON AND LAMB

In December quarter 2005, the trend estimate for mutton production decreased by 2% to 59,500 tonnes. The trend estimate for lamb production decreased slightly to 93,800 tonnes.

TOTAL RED MEAT

The trend estimate for red meat production fell by 2% to 752,000 tonnes in December quarter 2005.

CHICKEN MEAT

The trend estimate for chicken meat production in December quarter 2005 fell slightly to 190,000 tonnes.

LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS TREND

WHOLE MILK INTAKE BY FACTORIES

The trend estimate for whole milk intake by factories in September quarter 2005 remained steady at 2.6 billion litres.

BROKERS AND DEALERS RECEIVALS OF TAXABLE WOOL

The trend estimate for wool receivals by brokers and dealers in December quarter 2005 fell by 3% to 117,000 tonnes.

LIVESTOCK EXPORTS ORIGINAL

EXPORTS OF LIVE SHEEP

Live sheep exports rose by 25% to 1.5million in December quarter 2005. A slight fall in unit value (to$69.18) saw gross value of live sheep exports increase by 23% to $101million.

EXPORTS OF LIVE CATTLE

In December quarter 2005, live cattle exports fell by 35% to 103,000. An 18% increase in unit value (to$719.55) saw the gross value of live cattle exports decrease by 23% to $73.9million.