DECEMBER KEY TREND FIGURES
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS, Australia, December 2015
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Sep 2015 | Dec 2015 | Sep '15 to Dec '15 | Dec '14 to Dec '15 |
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Livestock (no.) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Cattle (excluding calves) | 2 223 990 | 2 143 400 | -3.6% | -9.5% |
Calves | 161 981 | 147 250 | -9.1% | -15.1% |
Sheep | 2 107 721 | 2 145 086 | 1.8% | -7.7% |
Lambs | 5 728 435 | 5 721 761 | -0.1% | 0.7% |
Pigs | 1 234 365 | 1 229 133 | -0.4% | 0.1% |
Chickens | 148 998 854 | 150 049 695 | 0.7% | 1.4% |
Livestock products (t) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Beef | 620 632 | 600 027 | -3.3% | -8.9% |
Veal | 7 755 | 6 672 | -14.0% | -34.7% |
Mutton | 50 214 | 51 019 | 1.6% | -7.6% |
Lamb | 126 850 | 126 164 | -0.5% | 0.1% |
Pig meat | 93 368 | 93 064 | -0.3% | 0.6% |
Total red meat | 898 819 | 876 946 | -2.4% | -7.0% |
Chicken meat | 279 371 | 279 889 | 0.2% | 0.3% |
Brokers and dealers receivals of taxable wool | 90 686 | 89 200 | -1.6% | -1.3% |
KEY POINTS
Livestock slaughtering and meat production quarterly trend movements for December 2015:
- Cattle slaughter fell for the fourth consecutive quarter after peaking in December 2014
- Lamb slaughter decreased slightly, down from record levels in the previous quarter
- Chicken slaughter and chicken meat production increased to record levels