Livestock slaughter in slaughterhouses, November 2024

Less meat gained than in the previous month

About 3,600,000 poultry, 17,800 pigs and 11,900 cattle were slaughtered in Slovenian slaughterhouses in November. In this way, about 6,700 tonnes of poultry meat, 1,600 tonnes of pig meat, and 3,500 tonnes of bovine meat were gained.

  • 30 January 2025 at 10:30
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  • provisional data
At the monthly level increase in cattle and decline in poultry and pigs

Compared to October, the slaughter of cattle went up by about 8% (by about 900 animals). On the other hand, the slaughter of poultry went down by 9% (by about 330,000 animals) and of pigs by 6% (by about 1,100 animals).

The total amount of meat gained in slaughterhouses was about 2% lower. The total carcass weight of slaughtered cattle went up by about 7% or about 220 tonnes. On the other hand, the total carcass weight of slaughtered poultry went down by 6% or about 460 tonnes, and of pigs by 3% or about 50 tonnes.

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

Slaughter up at the annual level, except of cattle

Compared to November 2023, the slaughter of pigs went up by 6% and of poultry by 3%. On the other hand, the slaughter of cattle went down by about 12%.

The total amount of meat gained in slaughterhouses was higher by about 2%. The total carcass weight of slaughtered pigs went up by 10% and of poultry by about 7%, while the total carcass weight of slaughtered cattle went down by about 10%.

Weight of dressed carcass of slaughtered livestock in slaughterhouses, Slovenia
Weight of dressed carcass of slaughtered livestock in slaughterhouses, Slovenia
Livestock slaughter in slaughterhouses, Slovenia, November 2024
Slaughtered animalsWeight of dressed carcasses
numbertotal (t)average (kg)
Horses10723211.57
Cattle11,9043,525296.15
Pigs17,7921,64692.51
Sheep545814.11
Goats28014.07
Rabbits1,34121.30
Poultry3,575,4986,6531.86
Growth rate (%) of number and carcass weight of slaughtered livestock, Slovenia
Nov 2024
Oct 2024
Nov 2024
Nov 2023
numberweightnumberweight
Horses78.388.340.854.0
Cattle8.46.5-12.3-10.1
Pigs-5.7-3.26.110.0
Sheep-24.3-23.3-22.3-18.4
Poultry-8.5-6.43.16.8
METHODOLOGICAL NOTE
Monthly data for 2024 are provisional. With each release the data can be corrected and completed with new data. Final data for 2024 will be published by the end of February 2025. 

Additional explanations are available in the methodological explanations.
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