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Table A5 Output and prices of livestock and livestock products, 1995 to 1997

Unit

1995

1996
(2nd prov)

1997
(1st prov)

Cattle:

Finished clean

000 head

547

537

536

Cows and bulls

" "

119

30

0

Store

" "

2

2

2

Calves:

For slaughter

" "

1

0.03

0

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

000 tonnes

174.7

172.2

169.7

Cows and bulls

" "

33.1

8.5

0.0

Average realised prices:

Clean cattle

p/kg dcw

204.3

175.3

163.7

Cows and bulls

£ per head

491.7

470.5

0.0

Sheepmeat:

Clean sheep

000 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

Pigmeat:

Clean pigs

000 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

Poultrymeat:

Chickens

000 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