7218.0.55.001 - Livestock and Meat, Australia, Jan 2015 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 11/03/2015   
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JANUARY KEY TREND FIGURES

LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTERED AND MEAT PRODUCED, Australia, January 2015

December 2014
January 2015
Dec 2014 to Jan 2015
Jan 2014 to Jan 2015
Livestock (no.)
Cattle (a)
791 522
792 468
0.1%
7.0%
Calves
55 654
55 747
0.2%
-11.2%
Sheep
781 853
766 674
-1.9%
-9.8%
Lambs
1 853 151
1 831 072
-1.2%
-1.2%
Pigs
403 376
402 729
-0.2%
1.6%
Meat (t)
Beef
218 962
219 078
0.1%
7.3%
Veal
3 370
3 352
-0.5%
-8.6%
Mutton
18 469
18 021
-2.4%
-6.6%
Lamb
40 823
40 272
-1.3%
-0.2%
Pig Meat
30 520
30 563
0.1%
2.1%
(a) Excludes calves


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KEY POINTS

Livestock and meat production monthly trend movements for January 2015:
  • Cattle slaughter remained steady at high levels in January 2015, reflecting poor weather conditions combined with higher beef prices
  • Sheep slaughter continued its decline in January as the industry prepares to restock
  • The decline in lamb slaughter slowed during January reflecting strong export demand