Livestock slaughter in slaughterhouses, June 2024

Less meat gained at the monthly level

Compared to May, the slaughter of cattle went down by about 23% (by about 1,900 animals), of sheep and horses by 13% (about 120 and 6 animals), and of poultry and pigs by 2% (about 82,800 and 300 animals). 

The total amount of meat gained in slaughterhouses was about 8% lower. The total carcass weight of slaughtered cattle went down by about 21% or by about 534 tonnes, of pigs by 8% or about 112 tonnes, of poultry by about 6% or about 240 tonnes, of sheep by about 4% or about 0.3 tonnes and of horses by about 16% or 2 tonnes.

The table with the latest data is available in the SiStat Database.

Also less meat gained than a year ago, slight increase only with horses

Compared to June 2023, the slaughter of sheep went down by about 20%, of cattle by about 17%, of pigs about 13% and of poultry by 1%, while the slaughter of horses went up by 3%. 

The total amount of meat gained in slaughterhouses declined by about 7%. The total carcass weight of slaughtered cattle went down by about 16%, of pigs by about 14%, of sheep by 5% and of poultry by 3%. On the other hand, the total carcass weight of slaughtered horses went up by 13%.