1367.2 - State and Regional Indicators, Victoria, Dec 2008

ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/02/2009

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LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTERING AND MEAT PRODUCTION

Between November 2007 and November 2008, the trend estimate for total meat production for Victoria increased by 1.4% from 58,828.0 tonnes to 59,968.1 tonnes. The production of Beef, Veal and Pig meat increased by 9.5%, 8.6% and 5.6% respectively, while decreases were recorded for Mutton (-13.0%) and Lamb (-9.4%) over the same period.

TOTAL MEAT PRODUCTION, Victoria: Trend

The trend estimate for numbers of livestock slaughtered decreased by 21,700 (1.7%) between November 2007 and November 2008. Cattle and Pig slaughtering both increased by 8.1.%, while Calves, Sheep and Lamb slaughtering decreased by 7.6%, 3.6% and 2.9% respectively over this period.

TOTAL LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTERING, Victoria: Trend

View underlying table as an Excel spreadsheet: 1367.2 Livestock Slaughtering and Meat Production, Victoria: All Series (file size 55kB).

View underlying table as an Excel spreadsheet: 1367.2 Other Agricultural Production, Victoria (file size 54kB).