Sheep slaughterings rose by 8.0% between January and August 2022 when compared with the same period in 2021.
The number of pigs slaughtered grew by 0.4% between January and August 2022 when compared with the same period in 2021.
An analysis of the data for August 2022 compared with August 2021 shows that cattle slaughterings increased by 6.9%.
The number of sheep slaughtered rose by 4.4% in August 2022 compared with August 2021.
Pig slaughterings decreased by 2.3% in August 2022 compared with August 2021.
Table 1.1 presents analysis on month versus month and year-to-date comparisons of the current year and the previous year's livestock slaughterings. Figure 1 shows year-to-date trends of livestock slaughterings from 2020 to 2022.
| Table 1.1: Livestock Slaughterings - August 2022 | |||
| Cattle | Sheep | Pigs | |
| '000 heads | |||
| August 2021 | 155.8 | 283.1 | 307.4 |
| August 2022 | 166.5 | 295.7 | 300.2 |
| % change | |||
| August 2022/2021 | 6.9% | 4.4% | -2.3% |
| Jan-Aug 2022/2021 | 8.2% | 8.0% | 0.4% |
| X-axis label | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cattle | 1240.49 | 1157.603 | 1252.02 |
| Sheep | 2023.588 | 1893.712 | 2045.0574 |
| Pigs | 2320.549 | 2438.638 | 2449.42 |
Please note that from this August 2022 release, we have amended the labels on the attached Table 1.2 to reflect the correct unit measurements for livestock weights. All weights are published in thousands of tonnes but releases for the period January 2016 to July 2022 incorrectly state the weights in tonnes. The releases for the period January 2016 to February 2018 also incorrectly state that the unit of measurement for the number of livestock slaughtered in heads instead of thousands of heads. However, it should be noted that the relevant PxStat table, ADM01, was not impacted by these incorrect labels.
