SEPTEMBER KEY FIGURES
 | | Sep Qtr 2007 | Jun Qtr 2008 | Sep Qtr 2008 |
| TREND ESTIMATES | '000 | '000 | '000 |
|
| Number slaughtered | | | |
| Cattle (excl. calves) | 1 976.5 | 1 988.5 | 2 010.8 |
| Calves | 221.8 | 204.2 | 206.5 |
| Sheep | 2 818.9 | 3 092.9 | 3 148.1 |
| Lambs | 5 346.5 | 4 958.9 | 4 847.6 |
| Pigs | 1 339.7 | 1 232.2 | 1 175.3 |
| Chickens | 114 806.0 | 116 131.6 | 116 862.2 |
|
| | Sep Qtr 2007 | Jun Qtr 2008 | Sep Qtr 2008 |
| | tonnes | tonnes | tonnes |
|
| Meat produced | | | |
| Beef | 527 538 | 534 776 | 540 430 |
| Veal | 7 282 | 6 441 | 6 497 |
| Mutton | 60 246 | 66 266 | 66 289 |
| Lamb | 111 570 | 101 301 | 97 540 |
| Pig meat | 97 143 | 88 639 | 83 812 |
| Chicken meat | 202 812 | 201 675 | 204 789 |
| Wool receivals | 106 183 | 99 047 | 96 698 |
|
| Jun Qtr 2007 | Mar Qtr 2008 | Jun Qtr 2008 |
| ML | ML | ML |
|
| Whole milk intake by factories | 2 299 | 2 305 | 2 336 |
|
Cattle slaughterings, Excluding calves - Trend
| Sheep and lamb slaughterings, Trend
|
SEPTEMBER KEY POINTS
TREND ESTIMATES
- In September quarter 2008, the trend estimate for the number of lambs slaughtered fell by 2% to 4.8 million.
- In September quarter 2008, the trend estimate for the number of pigs slaughtered fell by 5% to below 1.2 million.
- In September quarter 2008, the trend estimate for the number of sheep slaughtered increased by 2% to 3.1 million.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
| ISSUE (QUARTER) | Release Date |
| December 2008 | 16 February 2009 |
| March 2009 | 15 May 2009 |
CHANGES IN THIS ISSUE
There are no changes in this issue.
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