DECEMBER KEY FIGURES
| | Dec Qtr 2007 | Sep Qtr 2008 | Dec Qtr 2008 |
TREND ESTIMATES | '000 | '000 | '000 |
|
Number slaughtered | | | |
| Cattle (excl. calves) | 1 962.7 | 2 008.9 | 2 027.1 |
| Calves | 210.0 | 202.7 | 199.7 |
| Sheep | 2 890.1 | 3 038.4 | 2 944.9 |
| Lambs | 5 322.7 | 5 047.6 | 5 192.3 |
| Pigs | 1 330.5 | 1 180.1 | 1 140.6 |
| Chickens | 114 788.9 | 117 397.7 | 118 677.4 |
|
| | Dec Qtr 2007 | Sep Qtr 2008 | Dec Qtr 2008 |
| | tonnes | tonnes | tonnes |
|
Meat produced | | | |
| Beef | 524 836 | 538 504 | 539 977 |
| Veal | 6 812 | 6 523 | 6 599 |
| Mutton | 63 060 | 64 055 | 61 349 |
| Lamb | 111 754 | 101 803 | 104 153 |
| Pig meat | 96 720 | 84 458 | 81 438 |
| Chicken meat | 200 303 | 205 016 | 208 740 |
Wool receivals | 103 089 | 94 855 | 92 072 |
|
| Sep Qtr 2007 | Jun Qtr 2008 | Sep Qtr 2008 |
| ML | ML | ML |
|
Whole milk intake by factories | 2 288 | 2 348 | 2 383 |
|
Cattle slaughterings, Excluding calves - Trend
| Sheep and lamb slaughterings, Trend
|
DECEMBER KEY POINTS
TREND ESTIMATES
- In the December quarter 2008, the trend estimate for the number of lambs slaughtered increased by 3% to 5.2 million.
- In the December quarter 2008, the trend estimate for the number of pigs slaughtered fell by 3% to 1.1 million.
- In the December quarter 2008, the trend estimate for the number of sheep slaughtered fell by 3% to 2.9 million.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
ISSUE (QUARTER) | Release Date |
March 2009 | 15 May 2009 |
CHANGES IN THIS ISSUE
There are no changes in this issue.
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