Irish CSO Reports
26 June 2015
Irish CSO Reports - Livestock Slaughterings May 2015
Cattle slaughterings decreased by 12.6% in May 2015
The number of cattle slaughtered in May 2015 was 12.6% lower than in May 2014. See Table 1 and graph.
A further comparison of May 2015 and May 2014 slaughtering figures also shows that:
- Sheep slaughterings decreased by 5.3%
- Pig slaughterings increased by 3.5%
A comparison of figures for January-May 2015 with the corresponding period of 2014 shows that:
- Cattle slaughterings decreased by 5.1%
- Sheep slaughterings decreased by 1.1%
- Pig slaughterings increased by 7.2%
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