1367.2 - State and Regional Indicators, Victoria, Sep 2009

ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 12/11/2009

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LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTERING AND MEAT PRODUCTION

Between August 2008 and August 2009, the trend estimate for total meat production for Victoria decreased by 4.9% from 60,409.2 tonnes to 57,451.5 tonnes. The production of Veal, Beef, Mutton and Pig meat decreased by 16.5%, 11.6%, 10.4% and 6.5% respectively, while an increase was recorded for Lamb (15.4%) over the same period.

Total meat produced, Victoria
Graph: Total meat produced, Victoria

The trend estimate for the number of livestock slaughtered decreased by 3,100 (0.2%) between August 2008 and August 2009. Slaughtering of Sheep, Cattle, Calves and Pigs decreased by 16.9%, 12.2%, 12.0% and 9.4% respectively, while Lamb slaughtering increased by 11.3% over this period.

Total livestock slaughtering, Victoria
Graph: Total livestock slaughtering, Victoria

View underlying table as an Excel spreadsheet: 1367.2 Livestock slaughtering and meat production, Victoria: All series (file size 27kB).

View underlying table as an Excel spreadsheet: 1367.2 Other agricultural production, Victoria (file size 24kB).