7215.0 - Livestock Products, Australia, Mar 2007

ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 14/05/2007

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MARCH KEY FIGURES

		Mar Qtr 2006	Dec Qtr 2006	Mar Qtr 2007
TREND ESTIMATES		'000	'000	'000

Number slaughtered
	Cattle	1 900.5	2 070.5	2 137.0
	Calves	203.2	242.6	261.5
	Sheep	2 944.1	3 504.4	3 601.3
	Lambs	4 668.1	5 073.8	5 133.2
	Pigs	1 341.2	1 338.5	1 349.8
	Chickens	109 502.7	112 865.5	113 768.1

		Mar Qtr 2006	Dec Qtr 2006	Mar Qtr 2007
		tonnes	tonnes	tonnes

Meat produced
	Beef	515 060	557 664	569 678
	Veal	6 769	7 868	8 176
	Mutton	60 922	71 384	72 568
	Lamb	95 398	104 228	105 611
	Pig meat	96 876	95 771	96 348
	Chicken meat	194 088	202 375	205 245
Wool receivals		122 745	114 870	114 538

	Dec Qtr 2005	Sep Qtr 2006	Dec Qtr 2006
	ML	ML	ML

Whole milk intake by factories	2 507	2 555	2 485

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 2007, the trend estimate for the number of cattle slaughtered increased by 3% to 2.1 million.
In March quarter 2007, the trend estimate for the number of sheep slaughtered increased by 3% to 3.6 million.
In March quarter 2007, the trend estimate for the number of lambs slaughtered increased slightly to 5.1 million.
In March quarter 2007, the trend estimate for the number of pigs slaughtered remained steady at 1.3 million.

NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE (QUARTER)	Release Date
June 2007	14 August 2007
September 2007	14 November 2007

CHANGES IN THIS ISSUE

There are no changes in this issue.

FORTHCOMING CHANGES

There are no forthcoming changes.

INQUIRIES

For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 or Nigel Gibson on Hobart (03) 6222 5940.

SUMMARY COMMENTARY

WHOLE MILK INTAKE BY FACTORIES

The trend estimate for whole milk intake by factories in December quarter 2006 decreased by 3% 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 2007 remained steady at 115,000 tonnes.

CATTLE (EXCLUDING CALVES)

The trend estimate for the number of cattle slaughtered in March quarter 2007 increased by 3% to 2.1 million.

CALVES

The trend estimate for the number of calves slaughtered in March quarter 2007 increased by 8% to 261,000.

SHEEP AND LAMBS

In March quarter 2007, the trend estimate for the number of sheep slaughtered increased by 3% to 3.6 million. The number of lambs slaughtered increased slightly to 5.1 million.

PIGS

In March quarter 2007, the trend estimate for the number of pigs slaughtered remained steady at 1.3 million.

BEEF

In March quarter 2007, the trend estimate for beef production increased by 2% to 570,000 tonnes.

MUTTON AND LAMB

In March quarter 2007, the trend estimate for mutton production increased by 2% to 72,600 tonnes. The trend estimate for lamb production increased slightly to 106,000 tonnes.

TOTAL RED MEAT

The trend estimate for red meat production increased by 2% to 852,000 tonnes in March quarter 2007.

CHICKEN MEAT

The trend estimate for chicken meat production increased slightly to 205,000 tonnes in March quarter 2007.

EXPORTS OF LIVE SHEEP

Live sheep exports fell by 26% to 1.0 million in March quarter 2007. Gross value fell by 29% for the quarter, down to $69.5 million. Unit value fell by 3% to $68.02.

EXPORTS OF LIVE CATTLE

In March quarter 2007, live cattle exports fell by 9% to 122,000. Gross value fell by 5% for the quarter, down to $88.6 million. Unit value rose by 5% to $727.69.