1384.6 - Statistics - Tasmania, 2005  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 22/04/2004   
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Slaughterings of sheep and lambs (as well as cattle and calves) fell in 2001, reflecting declining stock numbers due to drought.

Recently, farmers have begun to process sheep for the live export market to Saudi Arabia. This is a relatively small and seasonal process compared to sheep slaughtering in Tasmania.

SHEEP AND LAMBS SLAUGHTERED, Tasmania
Sheep
Lambs

Years ended 30 June
'000
'000
1997
384
364
1998
461
423
1999
440
480
2000
590
456
2001
365
416
Source: Livestock Products, Australia (Cat. no. 7215.0).