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Table A10 Output and prices of livestock and livestock products, 2000 to 2004

2000

2001

2002

2003 (2nd prov)

2004 (1st prov)Finished cattle:

Number ('000 head)

539

451

484

501

494

Weight of meat ('000 tonnes)

176.7

149.4

161.5

166.6

165.3

Average price (£ per kg)

1.52

1.80

1.79

1.82

1.93

Value of output (£m)

265.4

259.5

277.4

289.5

306.0

Cows and bulls:

Number ('000 head)

-

-

-

-

-

Weight of meat ('000 tonnes)

-

-

-

-

-

Average price (£ per head)

-

-

-

-

-

Value of output (£m)

-

-

-

-

-

Finished calves:

Number ('000 head)

0

4

5

7

8

Weight of meat ('000 tonnes)

0.0

0.1

0.1

0.2

0.2

Value of output (£m)

0.0

0.2

0.2

0.3

0.4

Store cattle:

Number ('000 head)

49

53

58

65

65

Average price (£ per head)

399.27

440.05

462.63

473.67

511.09

Value of output (£m)

18.3

21.7

25.0

29.0

31.4

Store calves:

Number ('000 head)

41

31

33

35

41

Average price (£ per head)

249.41

323.69

329.15

294.84

282.73

Value of output (£m)

9.6

9.4

10.3

9.7

10.9

Stock change (£m) (1)

-2.1

-6.3

1.8

0.0

-0.4

Other receipts (£m) (2)

212.5

196.4

221.6

218.4

218.8

TOTAL VALUE OF OUTPUT (£m)

503.60

481.03

536.28

546.93

567.19

Finished sheep:

Number ('000 head)

3,230

3,000

3,010

2,783

2,854

Weight of meat ('000 tonnes)

59.3

56.8

57.0

54.1

56.5

Average price (£ per kg)

1.87

1.82

2.19

2.45

2.44

Value of output (£m)

106.7

99.7

120.6

127.4

133.8

Ewes and rams:

Number ('000 head)

603

561

405

386

407

Weight of meat ('000 tonnes)

15.2

15.2

10.7

10.3

10.8

Average price (£ per head)

16.58

19.92

27.56

34.11

33.76

Value of output (£m)

9.2

10.3

10.4

12.3

12.8

Store sheep:

Number ('000 head)

569

314

291

344

355

Average price (£ per head)

22.96

27.38

35.15

40.35

33.76

Value of output (£m)

12.1

8.0

9.6

13.0

12.1

Stock change (£m) (1)

-0.8

4.2

-5.7

0.2

-2.7

Other receipts (£m) (3)

91.6

43.4

65.5

69.1

75.6

TOTAL VALUE OF OUTPUT (£m)

218.83

165.60

200.43

222.02

231.59

Finished pigs:

Number ('000 head)

949

834

1,005

827

807

Weight of meat ('000 tonnes)

68.9

61.2

74.0

59.5

64.3

Average price (£ per kg)

0.90

0.93

0.87

0.99

0.97

Value of output (£m)

61.9

57.0

64.5

58.8

62.4

Sows and boars:

Number ('000 head)

22

23

21

18

17

Weight of meat ('000 tonnes)

3.3

3.5

3.1

2.7

2.6

Average price (£ per head)

51.20

34.53

32.73

37.91

45.58

Value of output (£m)

1.1

0.8

0.7

0.7

0.8

Stock change (£m) (1)

-1.1

3.2

-1.3

1.6

0.7

TOTAL VALUE OF OUTPUT (£m)

61.94

60.91

63.91

61.11

63.92

Poultry:

Chickens: Weight of meat ('000 tonnes)

136

137

133

119

119

Other table poultry: Weight of meat ('000 tonnes)

5.8

7.6

6.8

7.0

7.3

Chickens: Average price (p per kg)

63.62

65.93

65.76

66.27

68.86

Value of output (£m)

89.0

92.7

89.7

80.9

84.1

Stock change (£m) (1)

0.5

0.5

-0.9

0.7

0.0

TOTAL VALUE OF OUTPUT (£m)

89.46

93.24

88.81

81.60

84.05

Eggs:

Packing station throughtput (million eggs)

656

725

756

853

882

TOTAL VALUE OF OUTPUT (£m)

22.15

24.45

26.26

34.88

37.97

Milk:

Production (million litres)

1,170

1,200

1,240

1,310

1,317

Average price (p per litre)

16.91

19.75

17.27

18.33

18.22

TOTAL VALUE OF OUTPUT (£m)

199.76

245.15

215.40

238.92

252.13

Wool:

Clipwool (million kg)

10

9

8

8

8

Average receipts (p per kg)

51.63

44.05

54.08

58.39

60.09

TOTAL VALUE OF OUTPUT (£m)

4.91

4.00

4.33

4.75

4.93

(1) Value of the physical increase in on-farm stocks over the course of the year.
(2) Comprising hill livestock compensatory allowance, suckler cow premium, beef special premium, over thirty months and calf processing scheme.
(3) Comprising hill livestock compensatory allowance and sheep annual premium.

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