Tridge summary
In December, the UK saw a slight increase in beef and veal production compared to the previous month and the same month the year before. The total production for the year estimated at 906,400 tonnes, which is slightly above the 5-year average. Prime cattle slaughter also saw an increase, while carcase weights experienced a slight rise after six months of decline. Cow slaughter numbers were down from November but were still the third highest of the year and showed a year-on-year increase.
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Original content
During December, the UK produced 74,800 tonnes of beef and veal. This is 9,300 tonnes (11.1%) back on November, but 5,100 tonnes (7.3%) up on the same month last year. This brings total production for the year to an estimated 906,400 tonnes, a 1.9% (17,000 tonnes) uplift on 2021 production levels and roughly in line with the 5-year average (-0.2%). Prime cattle slaughter totalled an estimated 161,700 head, back 16,300 head (9.2%) on November. This brings total throughputs to 1.99 million head for the year, a 1.5% increase on 2021 throughputs. Carcase weights for December averaged 342.1kg, up 0.6% (2.1kg) on November, the first increase in 6 months. They were however 3.1kg (0.9%) below the 12-month average for December of 345.6kg. Year on year, the annual average carcase weight for 2022 eased by 0.3% to 345.2kg, which brings it to just under (0.4kg) the 5-year average. Cow slaughter stood at 60,800 head, back 18.0% (13,300 head) on November. Whilst significantly lower than the ...
Source: Ahdb
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