7218.0.55.001 - Livestock and Meat, Australia, Nov 2014 Quality Declaration 
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SUMMARY COMMENTARY


LIVESTOCK

Livestock slaughtering monthly trend movements for November 2014:
  • The number of cattle slaughtered remained steady at 792,000 head
  • The number of calves slaughtered was 56,600 head, an increase of 2%
  • The number of sheep slaughtered was 839,000 head, an increase of 1%
  • The number of lambs slaughtered remained steady at 1.9 million head
  • The number of pigs slaughtered remained steady at 408,000 head

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Source(s): Livestock and Meat, Australia (cat. no. 7218.0.55.001)

LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTERED, Australia, November 2014
Original
Seasonally Adjusted
Trend
no.
no.
no.
Cattle(a)
802 509
790 099
792 106
Calves
38 646
60 324
56 639
Sheep
1 000 754
858 169
838 858
Lambs
1 947 591
1 869 887
1 910 259
Pigs
370 900
405 467
408 270
(a) Excludes calves



MEAT

Meat production monthly trend movements for November 2014:
  • Beef production remained steady at 218,000 tonnes
  • Veal production was 3,500 tonnes, an increase of 1%
  • Mutton production was 20,100 tonnes, an increase of 1%
  • Lamb production remained steady at 42,200 tonnes
  • Pig meat production remained steady at 30,800 tonnes

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Source(s): Livestock and Meat, Australia (cat. no. 7218.0.55.001)

MEAT PRODUCED, Australia, November 2014
Original
Seasonally Adjusted
Trend
t
t
t
Beef
226 565
217 713
217 866
Veal
3 070
3 597
3 496
Mutton
24 741
20 506
20 092
Lamb
42 014
40 824
42 168
Pig meat
27 567
30 664
30 768


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