Unit

1994

1995
(2nd prov)

1996
(1st prov)

Cattle:

Finished clean

000 head

544

546

491

Cows and bulls

" "

104

119

30

Store

" "

1

2

2

Calves:

For slaughter

" "

1

1

0.03

Store

" "

98

86

75

Sheep:

Finished clean

" "

3,399

3,421

3,275

Ewes and rams

" "

409

491

406

Store

" "

464

488

436

Pigs:

Finished clean

" "

1,043

1,026

1,015

Sows and boars

" "

27

27

26

Poultry:

Chickens

" "

82,915

85,231

86,606

Cull hens

" "

3,390

3,446

3,528

Turkeys

" "

61

61

61

Other table poultry

" "

49

49

49

Beef:

Clean cattle

000 tonnes

175.0

174.3

157.9

Cows and bulls

" "

29.7

33.1

8.4

Average realised prices:

Clean cattle

p/kg dcw

201.2

204.4

174.6

Cows and bulls

£ per head

503.3

491.7

470.5

Sheepmeat:

Clean sheep

000 tonnes

59.1

59.8

58.9

Ewes and rams

" "

9.6

11.6

9.1

Average realised prices:

Clean sheep

p/kg dcw

220.0

225.5

283.0

Ewes and rams

£ per head

28.2

28.8

36.7

Pigmeat:

Clean pigs

000 tonnes

69.3

69.3

69.9

Sows and boars

" "

3.8

3.9

3.8

Average realised prices:

Clean pigs

p/kg dcw

100.0

115.2

132.5

Sows and boars

£ per head

88.3

116.6

122.7

Poultrymeat:

Chickens

000 tonnes

126.8

133.8

142.5

Cull hens

" "

6.4

6.5

6.6

Other table poultry

" "

0.5

0.5

0.5

Average realised prices:

Chickens

p/kg live wt

58.8

56.9

61.9

Culled hens

" "

29.1

23.5

27.7

Turkeys

" "

143.0

141.3

162.5

Milk:

million litres

1,242.6

1,206.5

1,202.6

Average producer price

p/litre

22.9

24.6

25.2

Hen eggs:

Packing station throughput

millions

635.0

619.0

642.0

Other eggs for eating

" "

21.0

21.0

21.0

Average producer price

p/dozen

49.0

48.5

49.6

Wool:

Clipwool

million kg

9.8

10.2

9.4

Average receipts

p/kg

103.1

102.6

109.0