The number of pigs slaughtered in June 2025 has risen by 10.2% compared to the same month last year.
That’s according to the Central Statistics Office’s (CSO) Livestock Slaughterings June 2025 report, which found that the number of pigs slaughtered in the first six months of 2025 grew by 2.9% (47,000 head) when compared with the same six months in 2024.
In total, around 1.7m pigs have been estimated to have been slaughtered so far this year. Of these, 270,500 head were in June. These pigs had a combined carcase weight of 25,500t.
Meanwhile, the number of sheep slaughtered declined by 15.4% in the first six months of 2025 and fell by 10.2% in June 2025 when compared with the same month in 2024.
So far this year, sheep slaughterings fell by 214,000 head to 1.2 million when compared to 2024. These sheep have had a combined carcase weight of 198,900t.
Cattle
Between January and June 2025, Cattle slaughterings decreased by 1.1%, down 10,000 head, when compared with the same period in 2024.
However, in June slaughtering figures were up 1.5%, or around 2,000 head, to 130,000 when compared with June 2024.
The combined carcase weight of cattle slaughtered in June was 42,600t while it has been 289,800t so the year so far.
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The number of pigs slaughtered in June 2025 has risen by 10.2% compared to the same month last year.
That’s according to the Central Statistics Office’s (CSO) Livestock Slaughterings June 2025 report, which found that the number of pigs slaughtered in the first six months of 2025 grew by 2.9% (47,000 head) when compared with the same six months in 2024.
In total, around 1.7m pigs have been estimated to have been slaughtered so far this year. Of these, 270,500 head were in June. These pigs had a combined carcase weight of 25,500t.
Meanwhile, the number of sheep slaughtered declined by 15.4% in the first six months of 2025 and fell by 10.2% in June 2025 when compared with the same month in 2024.
So far this year, sheep slaughterings fell by 214,000 head to 1.2 million when compared to 2024. These sheep have had a combined carcase weight of 198,900t.
Cattle
Between January and June 2025, Cattle slaughterings decreased by 1.1%, down 10,000 head, when compared with the same period in 2024.
However, in June slaughtering figures were up 1.5%, or around 2,000 head, to 130,000 when compared with June 2024.
The combined carcase weight of cattle slaughtered in June was 42,600t while it has been 289,800t so the year so far.
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