7215.0 - Livestock Products, Australia, Mar 2006

ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 16/05/2006

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MARCH KEY FIGURES

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

Number slaughtered
	Cattle	1 982.8	1 880.4	1 904.6
	Calves	208.2	209.5	209.4
	Sheep	2 873.6	2 929.7	2 912.9
	Lambs	4 457.6	4 618.8	4 589.2
	Pigs	1 330.9	1 334.6	1 332.7
	Chickens	108 818.6	109 700.4	109 632.2

		Mar Qtr 2005	Dec Qtr 2005	Mar Qtr 2006
		tonnes	tonnes	tonnes

Meat produced
	Beef	530 538	509 971	516 495
	Veal	6 936	6 923	6 732
	Mutton	59 727	60 454	60 046
	Lamb	91 739	94 035	93 119
	Pig meat	97 078	96 895	96 408
	Chicken meat	189 146	192 035	192 588
Wool receivals		120 212	120 511	121 425

	Dec Qtr 2004	Sep Qtr 2005	Dec Qtr 2005
	ML	ML	ML

Whole milk intake by factories	2 518	2 547	2 497

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

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

MARCH KEY POINTS

TREND ESTIMATES

In March quarter 2006, the trend estimate for the number of cattle slaughtered rose slightly to 1.9 million.
In March quarter 2006, the trend estimate for the number of sheep slaughtered decreased slightly to 2.9 million.
In March quarter 2006, the trend estimate for the number of lambs slaughtered decreased slightly to 4.6 million.
In March quarter 2006, the trend estimate for pigs slaughtered remained steady at 1.3 million.

NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE (QUARTER)	Release Date
June 2006 September 2006	14 August 2006 14 November 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 March quarter 2006 rose slightly to 1.9 million.

CALVES

The trend estimate for the number of calves slaughtered in March quarter 2006 remained steady at 209,000.

SHEEP AND LAMBS

In March quarter 2006, the trend estimate for the number of sheep slaughtered decreased slightly to 2.9 million. The number of lambs slaughtered decreased slightly to 4.6 million.

PIGS

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

MEAT PRODUCTION TREND

BEEF

In March quarter 2006, the trend estimate for beef production rose slightly to 516,000 tonnes.

MUTTON AND LAMB

In March quarter 2006, the trend estimate for mutton production decreased slightly to 60,000 tonnes. The trend estimate for lamb production decreased slightly to 93,100 tonnes.

TOTAL RED MEAT

The trend estimate for red meat production increased slightly to 773,000 tonnes in March quarter 2006, due to increased beef production for the quarter.

CHICKEN MEAT

The trend estimate for chicken meat production in March quarter 2006 remained steady at 193,000 tonnes.

LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS TREND

WHOLE MILK INTAKE BY FACTORIES

The trend estimate for whole milk intake by factories in December quarter 2005 fell by 2% to 2.5 billion litres.

BROKERS AND DEALERS RECEIVALS OF TAXABLE WOOL

The trend estimate for wool receivals by brokers and dealers in March quarter 2006 rose slightly to 121,000 tonnes.

LIVESTOCK EXPORTS ORIGINAL

EXPORTS OF LIVE SHEEP

Live sheep exports fell by 42% to 854,000 in March quarter 2006. This coupled with a fall in unit value (to $65.60) saw gross value of live sheep exports decrease by 45% to $56 million.

EXPORTS OF LIVE CATTLE

In March quarter 2006, live cattle exports rose by 15% to 118,000. However, a 14% decrease in unit value (to $621.95) saw the gross value of live cattle exports remain steady at $73.6 million.