JUNE KEY TREND FIGURES

	Mar 2016	Jun 2016	Mar '16 to Jun '16	Jun'15 to Jun'16
Livestock (no.)
Cattle (excluding calves)	1 978 188	1 886 440	-4.6%	-18.5%
Calves	138 090	136 099	-1.4%	-22.7%
Sheep	1 974 902	1 849 472	-6.4%	-13.2%
Lambs	5 831 927	5 843 379	0.2%	2.5%
Pigs	1 249 976	1 268 899	1.5%	2.4%
Chickens	157 880 246	162 859 083	3.2%	10.3%

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Livestock products (t)
Beef	564 618	546 328	-3.2%	-15.4%
Veal	6 209	6 249	0.6%	-30.4%
Mutton	47 605	45 190	-5.1%	-10.7%
Lamb	130 184	131 506	1.0%	4.2%
Pig meat	94 703	96 101	1.5%	2.7%
Total red meat	843 319	825 373	-2.1%	-10.8%
Chicken meat	291 510	299 905	2.9%	7.9%
Brokers and dealers receivals of taxable wool	88 873	90 740	2.1%	-1.5%

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Source(s): Livestock Products, Australia (cat. no. 7215.0)

Source(s): Livestock Products, Australia (cat. no. 7215.0)

KEY POINTS

Livestock slaughtering and meat production quarterly trend movements for June 2016:

• Cattle slaughter for the June Quarter decreased 5 percent on March Quarter 2016 and decreased 19 percent (429,000 head) year on year.
• Calf slaughter decreased 1 percent (2,000 head) compared to the previous Quarter and decreased 23 percent from June Quarter 2015.
• Sheep slaughter for the Quarter ending June 2016 decreased by 125,000 head (6 percent) and decreased 13 percent year on year.
• Lamb slaughter increased marginally (11,000 head or 0.2 percent) from the March Quarter 2015 and increased 2 percent when compared year on year.
• Pig slaughter increased 2 percent (19,000 head) compared with March Quarter 2016 and increased by 30,000 head (2 percent) year on year.
• Chicken slaughter and meat production both continue to increase, up 3 percent in the June Quarter and up 10 percent and 8 percent respectfully when compared year on year.