CSO Quicktables: Agriculture - Meat Slaughterings

Meat Slaughterings (000 Tonnes) by Type of Meat and Year

Type of Meat	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Total Meat	1,025	965	979	972	960	986	977	937	893	958	973
Beef and veal	579	540	567	562	545	571	580	536	513	558	546
Pig meat	241	231	220	205	206	210	207	204	197	215	235
Sheep meat	78	67	63	72	73	70	66	59	55	48	48
Poultry meat	123	122	123	128	129	123	115	120	115	126	131
Other meat	5	6	5	5	6	11	10	18	13	11	13

Footnote

The data for meat products for domestic use includes meat held in retail shops, institutions, restaurants and households as well as all losses in these sectors.

The figures given for human consumption of meat products are derived by dividing the total meat products for domestic use figure by the population on 1 April of each year. No account is taken of overseas and cross-border tourism and travel.

All weights are in carcass equivalent.

Data for the most recent year are provisional. Earlier years may be revised.

Other meat category covers meat from horses, game and other animals as well as meat preparations of cattle, sheep and pigs, where the meat in such preparations cannot be distinguished from edible offal.

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