7215.0 - Livestock Products, Australia, Jun 2008 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 14/08/2008   
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JUNE KEY FIGURES

Jun Qtr 2007
Mar Qtr 2008
Jun Qtr 2008
TREND ESTIMATES
'000
'000
'000
Number slaughtered
Cattle (excl. calves)
2 023.2
1 972.7
1 980.5
Calves
239.5
204.0
204.4
Sheep
2 986.8
3 022.3
3 131.4
Lambs
5 229.2
5 169.4
4 979.4
Pigs
1 339.2
1 293.7
1 259.6
Chickens
114 482.5
115 323.2
115 912.6

Jun Qtr 2007
Mar Qtr 2008
Jun Qtr 2008
tonnes
tonnes
tonnes
Meat produced
Beef
539 782
529 704
535 379
Veal
7 738
6 495
6 283
Mutton
61 491
65 921
67 613
Lamb
107 232
108 035
102 944
Pig meat
96 467
93 754
91 004
Chicken meat
203 867
199 359
198 073
Wool receivals
110 187
101 408
101 301

Mar Qtr 2007
Dec Qtr 2007
Mar Qtr 2008
ML
ML
ML
Whole milk intake by factories
2 332
2 283
2 253

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

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




JUNE KEY POINTS


TREND ESTIMATES
  • In June quarter 2008, the trend estimate for the number of sheep slaughtered rose by 4% to 3.1 million.
  • In June quarter 2008, the trend estimate for the number of lambs slaughtered fell by 4% to 5.0 million.
  • In June quarter 2008, the trend estimate for the number of pigs slaughtered fell by 3% to below 1.3 million.


NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE (QUARTER) Release Date
September 2008 14 November 2008
December 2008 16 February 2009



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