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The Scottish Abstract of Statistics No 26,1998
Table 9A9 Output and prices of livestock and livestock products, 1995 to 1997
 

Unit

1995

1996 (2nd prov)

1997 (1st prov)

Cattle:        
Finished clean (thousand head)

547

537

536

Cows and bulls  

119

30

-

Store  

2

2

2

Calves:        
For slaughter  

1

0.03

-

Store  

86

90

98

Sheep:        
Finished clean  

3,390

3,232

3,388

Ewes and rams  

488

515

449

Store  

486

495

501

Pigs:        
Finished clean  

1,025

1,011

1,144

Sows and boars  

27

26

29

Poultry:        
Chickens  

85,231

86,894

86,606

Cull hens  

3,446

3,525

3,357

Turkeys  

61

61

61

Other table poultry  

49

49

49

Beef:        
Clean cattle (thousand tonnes)

174.7

172.2

169.7

Cows and bulls  

33.1

8.5

-

Average realised prices        
Clean cattle (p/kg dcw)

204.3

175.3

163.7

Cows and bulls (£ per head)

491.7

470.5

-

Sheep meat:        
Clean sheep (thousand tonnes)

59.2

58.5

61.7

Ewes and rams  

11.5

11.6

10.4

Average realised prices        
Clean sheep (p/kg dcw)

225.7

261.6

246.0

Ewes and rams (£ per head)

28.8

36.8

37.1

Pig meat:        
Clean pigs (thousand tonnes)

69.1

69.5

78.1

Sows and boars  

3.9

3.8

4.2

Average realised prices:        
Clean pigs (p/kg dcw)

115.3

134.6

113.7

Sows and boars (£ per head)

116.6

122.7

94.0

Poultry meat:        
Chickens (thousand tonnes)

145.7

148.5

148.9

Cull hens  

5.9

6.0

5.7

Other table poultry  

0.5

0.5

0.5

Average realised prices:        
Chickens (p/kg live wt)

58.1

63.0

63.1

Culled hens  

22.8

23.5

26.5

Turkeys  

174.2

174.1

177.2

Milk: (million litres)

1,201.2

1,189.7

1,206.0

Average producer price (p/litre)

24.5

25.0

21.9

Hen eggs:        
Packing station throughput (millions)

623.0

655.0

648.0

Other eggs for eating  

21.0

21.0

21.0

Average producer price (p/dozen)

48.5

49.0

48.2

Wool:        
Clipwool (million kg)

10.2

9.8

10.0

Average receipts (p/kg)

99.9

94.1

90.7

Source: SOAEFD Economics and Statistics Branch 2

 

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