MARCH KEY TREND FIGURES

	Dec 2014	Mar 2015	Dec '14 to Mar '15	Mar '14 to Mar '15
Livestock (no.)
Cattle (excluding calves)	2 356 490	2 361 119	0.2%	6.4%
Calves	169 874	171 843	1.2%	-4.4%
Sheep	2 358 294	2 261 532	-4.1%	-10.5%
Lambs	5 658 249	5 687 563	0.5%	3.4%
Pigs	1 226 040	1 249 498	1.9%	4.8%
Chickens	147 847 355	148 212 678	0.2%	2.2%

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Livestock products (t)
Beef	654 734	662 558	1.2%	8.0%
Veal	10 045	9 907	-1.4%	-5.3%
Mutton	55 941	54 094	-3.3%	-6.3%
Lamb	125 945	127 761	1.4%	6.9%
Pig meat	92 468	94 027	1.7%	4.9%
Total red meat	939 133	948 347	1.0%	6.4%
Chicken meat	278 804	279 426	0.2%	3.0%
Brokers and dealers receivals of taxable wool	89 182	89 208	0.0%	3.9%

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Source(s): Cattle (excluding calves); Calves; Sheep; Lambs; Pigs; Chickens

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

KEY POINTS

Livestock slaughtering and meat production quarterly trend movements for March 2015:

• Cattle slaughter and beef production have continued to increase since the June 2012 quarter to remain at high levels in March 2015 reflecting unfavourable seasonal conditions
• Sheep slaughter continued its gradual decline in March 2015 as the industry prepares to restock
• Pig slaughter numbers and pork production have continued to steadily increase since 2009