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Table A10 Output and prices of livestock and livestock products, 2001 to 2005

2001

2002

2003

2004
(2nd prov)

2005
(1st prov)

Finished cattle:

Number ('000 head)

451

484

501

511

533

Weight of meat ('000 tonnes)

149.4

161.5

166.6

170.5

180.3

Average price (£ per kg)

1.80

1.79

1.82

1.93

1.97

Value of output (£m)

259.5

277.4

289.5

315.4

340.1

Cows and bulls:

Number ('000 head)

-

-

-

-

1.64

Weight of meat ('000 tonnes)

-

-

-

-

0.60

Average price (£ per head)

-

-

-

-

2.41

Value of output (£m)

-

-

-

-

1.42

Finished calves:

Number ('000 head)

4

5

7

8

3

Weight of meat ('000 tonnes)

0.1

0.1

0.2

0.2

0.1

Value of output (£m)

0.2

0.2

0.3

0.5

0.2

Store cattle:

Number ('000 head)

53

58

65

64

62

Average price (£ per head)

440.05

462.63

473.67

511.09

496.37

Value of output (£m)

21.7

25.0

28.9

30.6

28.9

Store calves:

Number ('000 head)

31

33

40

39

30

Average price (£ per head)

323.69

329.15

298.23

286.11

377.75

Value of output (£m)

9.4

10.3

11.3

10.5

10.6

Stock change (£m) (1)

-6.3

1.8

0.0

3.7

-1.7

Other receipts (£m) (2)

196.4

221.6

220.0

235.4

47.7

TOTAL VALUE OF OUTPUT (£m)

481.0

536.3

550.0

596.0

427.3

Finished sheep:

Number ('000 head)

3,000

3,010

2,783

2,852

2,786

Weight of meat ('000 tonnes)

56.8

57.0

54.1

56.3

55.2

Average price (£ per kg)

1.82

2.19

2.44

2.45

2.27

Value of output (£m)

99.7

120.6

127.4

133.2

120.8

Ewes and rams:

Number ('000 head)

561

405

385

391

356

Weight of meat ('000 tonnes)

15.2

10.7

10.2

10.4

9.6

Average price (£ per head)

19.92

27.56

34.11

33.74

26.16

Value of output (£m)

10.3

10.4

12.3

12.3

8.6

Store sheep:

Number ('000 head)

314

291

344

346

345

Average price (£ per head)

27.38

35.15

40.35

36.08

31.76

Value of output (£m)

8.0

9.6

13.0

11.6

10.1

Stock change (£m) (1)

4.2

-5.7

0.2

1.4

-0.2

Other receipts (£m) (3)

43.4

65.5

68.2

75.4

0.0

TOTAL VALUE OF OUTPUT (£m)

165.6

200.4

221.2

234.0

139.3

Finished pigs:

Number ('000 head)

834

1,005

827

788

768

Weight of meat ('000 tonnes)

61.2

74.0

59.5

62.3

61.6

Average price (£ per kg)

0.93

0.87

0.99

0.97

0.99

Value of output (£m)

57.0

64.5

58.8

60.7

60.8

Sows and boars:

Number ('000 head)

23

21

18

17

17

Weight of meat ('000 tonnes)

3.5

3.1

2.7

2.6

2.1

Average price (£ per head)

34.53

32.73

37.91

45.72

44.68

Value of output (£m)

0.8

0.7

0.7

0.8

0.7

Stock change (£m) (1)

3.2

-1.3

1.9

2.9

1.8

TOTAL VALUE OF OUTPUT (£m)

60.9

63.9

61.4

64.4

63.3

Poultry:

Chickens: Weight of meat ('000 tonnes)

137

133

119

122

119

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

7.6

6.8

7.0

6.4

4.8

Chickens: Average price (p per kg )

65.93

65.76

66.27

69.11

73.23

Value of output (£m)

92.7

89.7

80.9

86.7

88.0

Stock change (£m) (1)

0.5

-0.9

0.7

-0.1

-0.1

TOTAL VALUE OF OUTPUT (£m)

93.2

88.8

81.6

86.6

88.0

Eggs:

Packing station throughtput (million eggs)

725

756

865

875

817

TOTAL VALUE OF OUTPUT (£m)

24.4

26.3

34.8

36.1

30.9

Milk:

Production (million litres)

1,200

1,240

1,310

1,311

1,341

Average price (p per litre)

19.75

17.27

18.17

18.53

18.50

TOTAL VALUE OF OUTPUT (£m)

245.1

215.4

239.0

254.9

251.5

Wool:

Clipwool (million kg)

9

8

8

8

8

Average receipts (p per kg)

44.05

54.08

58.39

58.77

57.71

TOTAL VALUE OF OUTPUT (£m)

4.0

4.3

4.7

4.8

4.6

(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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