Agri-Business
The number of cattle slaughtered in Ireland fell by 1.6% when compared with the same period in 2024, according to the CSO.
Sheep
Sheep slaughterings decreased by 15.7% in May 2024 when compared with the same month in 2023, according to the CSO
Beef
Latest CSO figures show the number of cattle slaughtered in February rose by 5.5% to almost 165,000 head compared to February 2023.
Over 85,000 sheep from Northern Ireland (NI) have been slaughtered in approved Republic of Ireland (ROI) export premises to-date in 2024.
The number of cattle slaughtered in Ireland in 2023 fell by 2% year on year to almost 1.9 million head according to latest CSO figures.
Between January and September 2023, cattle slaughterings decreased by 3.6% when compared with the same period in 2022, according to the latest CSO figures.
The number of cattle slaughtered last month fell by 2.2% compared to corresponding figures for the same month in 2022 according to the CSO.
Meat production in Germany has declined by 5.9% in the first half of 2023, compared to last year, the German Federal Statistical Office said.
Dairy
The decrease of milk prices in Ireland has been found to be the highest in the EU, according to a report released by the European Commission.
Pig/Poultry
The number of pig slaughterings in April was 19.7% lower than the same month last year, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
Total livestock slaughterings in July 2022 are down on the figures for the same period in 2021, with a drop of 8.1% in the sheep sector.
Beef News
The number of cattle, sheep and pig slaughterings are up by 13%, 12.4% and 10.7% respectively in May 2022, according to CSO figures.
