SEPTEMBER KEY FIGURES

		Sep Qtr 2006	Jun Qtr 2007	Sep Qtr 2007
TREND ESTIMATES		'000	'000	'000
Number slaughtered
	Cattle	2 021.9	2 017.3	1 959.6
	Calves	223.1	237.4	226.7
	Sheep	3 431.6	3 013.5	2 747.0
	Lambs	4 965.7	5 176.5	5 279.7
	Pigs	1 330.2	1 333.4	1 332.1
	Chickens	111 880.2	114 319.6	114 804.8

		Sep Qtr 2006	Jun Qtr 2007	Sep Qtr 2007
		tonnes	tonnes	tonnes
Meat produced
	Beef	548 495	538 641	525 402
	Veal	7 470	7 660	7 410
	Mutton	70 184	61 613	57 234
	Lamb	102 200	105 941	108 246
	Pig meat	95 457	96 020	96 178
	Chicken meat	198 728	203 151	202 303
Wool receivals		117 615	112 448	107 932

	Jun Qtr 2006	Mar Qtr 2007	Jun Qtr 2007
	ML	ML	ML
Whole milk intake by factories	2 586	2 320	2 265

Cattle slaughterings, Excluding calves - Trend

Sheep and lamb slaughterings, Trend

SEPTEMBER KEY POINTS


TREND ESTIMATES

• In September quarter 2007, the trend estimate for the number of cattle slaughtered fell by 3% to 2.0 million.
• In September quarter 2007, the trend estimate for the number of sheep slaughtered fell by 9% to 2.7 million.
• In September quarter 2007, the trend estimate for the number of lambs slaughtered rose by 2% to 5.3 million.
• In September quarter 2007, the trend estimate for the number of pigs slaughtered remained steady at 1.3 million.

NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE (QUARTER)	Release Date
December 2007	14 February 2008
March 2008	14 May 2008
June 2008	14 August 2008

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SUMMARY COMMENTARY


CATTLE (EXCLUDING CALVES)

The trend estimate for the number of cattle slaughtered in September quarter 2007 fell by 3% to 2.0 million.

CALVES

The trend estimate for the number of calves slaughtered in September quarter 2007 fell by 5% to 227,000.

SHEEP AND LAMBS

In September quarter 2007, the trend estimate for the number of sheep slaughtered fell by 9% to 2.7 million. The number of lambs slaughtered rose by 2% to 5.3 million.

PIGS

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

BEEF

In September quarter 2007, the trend estimate for beef production fell by 2% to 525,000 tonnes.

MUTTON AND LAMB

In September quarter 2007, the trend estimate for mutton production fell by 7% to 57,200 tonnes. The trend estimate for lamb production rose by 2% to 108,000 tonnes.

TOTAL RED MEAT

The trend estimate for red meat production fell by 2% to 794,000 tonnes in September quarter 2007.

CHICKEN MEAT

The trend estimate for chicken meat production remained steady at 202,000 tonnes in September quarter 2007.

WHOLE MILK INTAKE BY FACTORIES

The trend estimate for whole milk intake by factories in June quarter 2007 fell by 2% to 2.3 billion litres.

BROKERS AND DEALERS RECEIVALS OF TAXABLE WOOL

The trend estimate for wool receivals by brokers and dealers in September quarter 2007 fell by 4% to 108,000 tonnes.

EXPORTS OF LIVE SHEEP

Live sheep exports rose by 70% to 953,000 in September quarter 2007. Gross value rose by 74% for the quarter, up to $65.7 million. Unit value rose by 2% to $68.94.

EXPORTS OF LIVE CATTLE

Live cattle exports rose by 12% to 217,000 in September quarter 2007. Gross value rose by 8% for the quarter, up to $140 million. Unit value fell by 3% to $641.83.