LMC Report: Decline In Beef Slaughtering In July
NORTHERN IRELAND, UK - The Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) reports a significant decline in beef slaughterings and production in July.
The Northern Ireland red meat processing industry
experienced a significant decline in
availability of stock during July 2011 and this
tighter supply will have made a significant
contribution to the increase in prices paid at the
farmgate over the course of the last month.
During the month of July, when factories might
have expected to see an easing in the tight supply
situation with more cattle coming off grass, total
supplies were down by 20 per cent on July 2010
levels.
The supply situation would have been significantly
worse were it not for an increase in the cow kill
which was 17 per cent higher than last July.
The
young bull kill which was very high last year, is 50
per cent lower this July, with the steer kill down by
15 per cent on last year and the heifer kill down by
18 per cent. In total the prime cattle kill is 27 per
cent lower than last July.
For the year to date, the total cattle kill is five per
cent lower than last year, with the prime cattle kill
down by eight per cent.
This decline has had a
significant impact on NI beef production. With
average weights up for prime cattle, prime beef
production is down by seven per cent. However,
the decline in total beef production reflects the
decline in slaughterings with output down by five per
cent over the course of the year to date.
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