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Livestock Products, Australia

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Quarterly statistics on receivals of wool, livestock slaughtering, meat production, and exports. Includes seasonally adjusted and trend totals

Reference period

September 2019

Released

14/11/2019

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Livestock products (trend)

Since June 2019

Cattle

2.1 million were slaughtered (up 1.0%)
594,100 tonnes of beef were produced (up 0.7%)

Cattle slaughter and beef produced
	Beef ( '000 tonnes)	Cattle ( '000)
Sep-17	536.8	1,795.6
Dec-17	545.8	1,820.4
Mar-18	557.6	1,878.5
Jun-18	570.1	1,949.8
Sep-18	580.7	2,013.2
Dec-18	583.4	2,041.9
Mar-19	585.4	2,060.8
Jun-19	589.8	2,083.5
Sep-19	594.1	2,104.1

Cattle slaughter and beef produced

["","Beef","Cattle"]

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Sheep

2.1 million were slaughtered (down 5.2%)
51,900 tonnes of mutton were produced (down 3.3%)

Sheep slaughter and mutton produced
	Mutton ( '000 tonnes)	Sheep ( '000)
Sep-17	47.3	1,894.1
Dec-17	48.7	1,989.2
Mar-18	52.1	2,173.9
Jun-18	56.7	2,398.8
Sep-18	60.2	2,567.7
Dec-18	59.7	2,538.7
Mar-19	56.2	2,360.0
Jun-19	53.7	2,213.9
Sep-19	51.9	2,098.5

Sheep slaughter and mutton produced

["","Mutton","Sheep"]

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Lambs

5.3 million were slaughtered (down 3.5%)
123,700 tonnes of lamb were produced (down 2.4%)

Lamb slaughter and meat produced
	Lamb (meat) ( '000 tonnes)	Lambs ( '000)
Sep-17	128.2	5,611.2
Dec-17	131.2	5,750.6
Mar-18	131.7	5,831.3
Jun-18	129.3	5,780.3
Sep-18	126.5	5,680.7
Dec-18	125.3	5,586.2
Mar-19	126.4	5,531.2
Jun-19	126.7	5,449.4
Sep-19	123.7	5,256.7

Lamb slaughter and meat produced

["","Lamb (meat)","Lambs"]

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Pigs

1.3 million were slaughtered (down 2.0%)
97,600 tonnes of pork were produced (down 2.1%)

Pig slaughter and pork produced
	Pork ( '000 tonnes)	Pigs ( '000)
Sep-17	102.6	1,328.1
Dec-17	103.6	1,341.1
Mar-18	105.1	1,352.8
Jun-18	106.4	1,360.8
Sep-18	106.6	1,361.2
Dec-18	105.2	1,347.6
Mar-19	102.5	1,320.2
Jun-19	99.7	1,290.6
Sep-19	97.6	1,265.4

Pig slaughter and pork produced

["","Pork","Pigs"]

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Chickens

160 million were slaughtered (down 0.7%)
300,700 tonnes of chicken meat were produced (down 1.9%)

Chicken slaughter and meat produced
	Chicken meat ( '000 tonnes)	Chickens ( '000)
Sep-17	304.7	160,820.5
Dec-17	299.3	158,319.9
Mar-18	295.6	158,362.6
Jun-18	298.4	161,115.5
Sep-18	306.5	164,463.7
Dec-18	313.1	165,177.1
Mar-19	311.8	162,863.6
Jun-19	306.4	160,692.1
Sep-19	300.7	159,639.3

Chicken slaughter and meat produced

["","Chicken meat","Chickens"]

[["Sep-17","Dec-17","Mar-18","Jun-18","Sep-18","Dec-18","Mar-19","Jun-19","Sep-19"],[[304.673],[299.31099999999998],[295.64100000000002],[298.404],[306.459],[313.06200000000001],[311.80200000000002],[306.36200000000002],[300.68099999999998]],[[160820.4627],[158319.88029999999],[158362.61689999999],[161115.5091],[164463.72990000001],[165177.08720000001],[162863.60579999999],[160692.13879999999],[159639.28020000001]]]

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Wool

Receivals for the September 2019 quarter continue to be the lowest on record. Continuing dry seasonal conditions have led to a decrease in wool produced in most regions, with many farms destocking across recent months.

73,400 tonnes were received (down 4.7%)
Wool brokers and dealers reported decreases in all states with New South Wales down 3.4% (to 23,100 tonnes), Victoria down 4.3% ( to 21,900 tonnes) and Western Australia down 5.3% (to 17,000 tonnes)

Wool receivals
	Wool receivals (tonnes)
Sep-17	94,890
Dec-17	96,032
Mar-18	96,746
Jun-18	93,550
Sep-18	89,234
Dec-18	84,509
Mar-19	80,493
Jun-19	76,973
Sep-19	73,389

Wool receivals

["","Wool receivals"]

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Livestock value (original)

Gross value quarterly original movements for September 2019:

Cattle and calves increased by 16.3% to $3.4 billion
Sheep and lambs increased by 5.4% to $1.2 billion
Pigs increased by 5.0% to $365 million
Poultry remained steady at $701 million

Value of livestock
	Cattle and calves ($m)	Sheep and lambs ($m)	Pigs ($m)	Poultry ($m)
Sep-17	2,935.5	958.2	294.4	674.5
Dec-17	2,608.0	1,039.2	283.8	706.1
Mar-18	2,581.7	1,052.4	282.4	640.0
Jun-18	2,799.7	1,094.8	285.1	662.1
Sep-18	2,894.3	1,061.5	264.7	702.3
Dec-18	2,765.4	1,181.6	290.6	696.5
Mar-19	2,862.3	1,190.6	318.3	677.9
Jun-19	2,933.4	1,106.6	347.9	697.9
Sep-19	3,412.4	1,166.0	365.3	701.0

Value of livestock

["","Cattle and calves","Sheep and lambs","Pigs","Poultry"]

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Table 1. Livestock slaughtered - excluding chickens: all series ('000)

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Table 2. Livestock slaughtered - chickens: all series ('000)

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Table 3A. Livestock slaughtered - excluding chickens: original ('000)

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Table 3B. Livestock slaughtered - chickens: original ('000)

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Table 4. Chicken meat produced: all series (tonnes)

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Table 5. Exports of fresh, chilled, frozen and processed meat: original (tonnes)

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Table 6. Exports of live sheep and cattle: original

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Table 7. Brokers and dealers receivals of taxable wool: all series (tonnes)

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Gross value of livestock slaughtered

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Methodology

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Livestock products (trend)

Since June 2019

Cattle

Sheep

Lambs

Pigs

Chickens

Wool

Livestock value (original)

Data downloads - time series spreadsheets

Table 1. Livestock slaughtered - excluding chickens: all series ('000)

Table 2. Livestock slaughtered - chickens: all series ('000)

Table 3A. Livestock slaughtered - excluding chickens: original ('000)

Table 3B. Livestock slaughtered - chickens: original ('000)

Table 4. Chicken meat produced: all series (tonnes)

Table 5. Exports of fresh, chilled, frozen and processed meat: original (tonnes)

Table 6. Exports of live sheep and cattle: original

Table 7. Brokers and dealers receivals of taxable wool: all series (tonnes)

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