In the second quarter of 2008, total meat production and the producer value rose by 4.3 and 5.1 per cent respectively.

Meat production in the second quarter of 2008 rose by 157 tonnes (+4.3 per cent) over the corresponding period in 2007, amounting to 3,770 tonnes.

During the period under review, beef production increased by 14.7 per cent due to a 21.7 per cent increase in the number of cattle slaughtered, although the average carcass weight declined by 5.8 per cent to 263.8 kilograms

Similarly, pigmeat production rose by 6.9 per cent over the comparative period, mainly on account of an increase of 8.3 per cent in the number of pigs slaughtered, even though the average carcass weight was down slightly by 1.3 per cent to 86.3 kilograms.

On the other hand, broiler-meat production fell by 2.1 per cent over the second quarter of 2007, affected by an 8.4 per cent drop in the average carcass weight of broilers slaughtered, even though the number of broilers slaughtered rose by 6.9 per cent over the comparative quarter last year.

Overall, the producer value of animals slaughtered at licensed slaughterhouses amounted to €6.0m, up by 5.1 per cent when compared to the second quarter last year. The producer value of slaughtered cattle and pigs registered increases of 6.0 and 6.9 per cent respectively, on account of increases in the number of livestock slaughtered. On the other hand, the producer value of broiler meat registered a slight increase of 1.8 per cent

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