7215.0 - Livestock Products, Australia, Jun 2006

ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 14/08/2006

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JUNE KEY FIGURES

		Jun Qtr 2005	Mar Qtr 2006	Jun Qtr 2006
TREND ESTIMATES		'000	'000	'000

Number slaughtered
	Cattle	1 932.4	1 916.1	1 969.8
	Calves	205.7	208.4	208.2
	Sheep	2 948.9	2 972.1	3 059.3
	Lambs	4 589.8	4 664.2	4 729.0
	Pigs	1 336.9	1 345.8	1 334.8
	Chickens	108 604.0	109 445.3	109 548.6

		Jun Qtr 2005	Mar Qtr 2006	Jun Qtr 2006
		tonnes	tonnes	tonnes

Meat produced
	Beef	519 866	517 832	529 248
	Veal	6 898	6 842	6 819
	Mutton	61 160	61 274	63 012
	Lamb	94 906	95 185	97 002
	Pig meat	97 468	97 267	96 416
	Chicken meat	190 760	194 355	198 478
Wool receivals		121 675	123 702	127 851

	Mar Qtr 2005	Dec Qtr 2005	Mar Qtr 2006
	ML	ML	ML

Whole milk intake by factories	2 561	2 498	2 467

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 2006, the trend estimate for the number of cattle slaughtered increased 3% to 2 million.
In June quarter 2006, the trend estimate for the number of sheep slaughtered increased 3% to 3.1 million.
In June quarter 2006, the trend estimate for the number of lambs slaughtered increased slightly to 4.7 million.
In June quarter 2006, the trend estimate for pigs slaughtered remained steady at 1.3 million.

NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE (QUARTER)	Release Date
September 2006	14 November 2006
December 2006	14 February 2007

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 June quarter 2006 rose by 3% to 2 million.

CALVES

The trend estimate for the number of calves slaughtered in June quarter 2006 remained steady at 208,000.

SHEEP AND LAMBS

In June quarter 2006, the trend estimate for the number of sheep slaughtered increased by 3% to 3.1 million. The number of lambs slaughtered increased slightly to 4.7 million.

PIGS

In June quarter 2006, the trend estimate for the number of pigs slaughtered remained steady at 1.3 million.

MEAT PRODUCTION TREND

BEEF

In June quarter 2006, the trend estimate for beef production rose by 2% to 529,000 tonnes.

MUTTON AND LAMB

In June quarter 2006, the trend estimate for mutton production increased by 3% to 63,000 tonnes. The trend estimate for lamb production increased by 2% to 97,000 tonnes.

TOTAL RED MEAT

The trend estimate for red meat production increased by 2% to 792,000 tonnes in June quarter 2006.

CHICKEN MEAT

The trend estimate for chicken meat production increased by 2% to 198,000 tonnes in June quarter 2006.

LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS TREND

WHOLE MILK INTAKE BY FACTORIES

The trend estimate for whole milk intake by factories in March quarter 2006 decreased slightly to 2.5 billion litres.

BROKERS AND DEALERS RECEIVALS OF TAXABLE WOOL

The trend estimate for wool receivals by brokers and dealers in June quarter 2006 rose by 3% to 128,000 tonnes.

LIVESTOCK EXPORTS ORIGINAL

EXPORTS OF LIVE SHEEP

Live sheep exports fell by 14% to 742,000 in June quarter 2006. Gross value fell by 11% for the quarter, down to $50.8 million. Unit value rose by 4% to $68.38.

EXPORTS OF LIVE CATTLE

In June quarter 2006, live cattle exports rose by 71% to 184,000. An 8% decrease in unit value (to $629.08) saw the gross value of live cattle exports rise by 58% to $115 million.