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Table A10 Output and prices of livestock and livestock products, 2003 to 2007

2003

2004

2005

2006
(2nd prov)

2007
(1st prov)

Finished cattle:

Number ('000 head)

501

511

533

522

503

Weight of meat ('000 tonnes)

166.6

170.5

182.5

176.7

174.7

Average price (£ per kg)

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

Value of output (£m)

289.5

315.4

345.6

362.7

360.8

Cows and bulls:

Number ('000 head)

-

-

2

35

47

Weight of meat ('000 tonnes)

-

-

0.6

11.7

15.5

Average price (£ per head)

-

-

885.5

474.2

497.8

Value of output (£m)

-

-

1.5

16.3

22.5

Finished calves:

Number ('000 head)

7

8

3

2

2

Weight of meat ('000 tonnes)

0.2

0.2

0.1

0.0

0.0

Value of output (£m)

0.3

0.5

0.2

0.2

0.3

Store cattle:

Number ('000 head)

65

64

71

71

68

Average price (£ per head)

473.7

511.1

496.3

530.6

544.9

Value of output (£m)

28.9

30.5

32.9

35.5

34.9

Store calves:

Number ('000 head)

40

39

30

27

26

Average price (£ per head)

298.2

286.1

369.2

445.2

457.7

Value of output (£m)

11.3

10.5

10.5

11.6

11.3

Stock change (£m) (1)

-1.2

2.1

-2.1

-4.4

-0.5

Other receipts (£m) (2)

220.5

235.0

47.9

29.2

25.1

TOTAL VALUE OF OUTPUT (£m)

549.3

593.9

436.5

451.0

454.3

Finished sheep:

Number ('000 head)

2,783

2,822

2,796

2,632

2,781

Weight of meat ('000 tonnes)

54.1

55.7

55.3

51.9

56.2

Average price (£ per kg)

2.4

2.5

2.3

2.4

2.3

Value of output (£m)

127.4

131.8

121.2

119.4

122.7

Ewes and rams:

Number ('000 head)

383

396

407

400

300

Weight of meat ('000 tonnes)

10.2

10.5

11.0

9.6

7.2

Average price (£ per head)

34.1

33.7

26.1

28.9

28.6

Value of output (£m)

12.3

12.5

9.8

10.7

7.9

Store sheep:

Number ('000 head)

342

348

379

364

307

Average price (£ per head)

40.3

36.0

33.8

31.0

30.8

Value of output (£m)

12.9

11.7

11.9

10.4

8.7

Stock change (£m) (1)

0.0

1.4

-2.1

1.3

-0.1

Other receipts (£m) (3)

72.3

75.4

0.0

0.0

0.0

TOTAL VALUE OF OUTPUT (£m)

224.9

232.8

140.7

141.8

139.3

(1) Value of the physical increase in on farm stocks over the course of the year.
(2) Comprising hill livestock compensatory allowance, suckler cow premium, beef special premium, over thirty months and calf processing scheme.
(3) Comprising hill livestock compensatory allowance and sheep annual premium.

Table A10 Output and prices of livestock and livestock products, 2003 to 2007 (continued)

2003

2004

2005

2006
(2nd prov)

2007
(1st prov)

Finished pigs:

Number ('000 head)

827

787

757

714

711

Weight of meat ('000 tonnes)

59.5

62.3

60.7

57.1

56.4

Average price (£ per kg)

0.99

0.97

0.99

0.99

0.98

Value of output (£m)

58.8

60.7

59.9

56.5

55.1

Sows and boars:

Number ('000 head)

18

17

17

15

15

Weight of meat ('000 tonnes)

2.7

2.5

2.1

2.0

4.0

Average price (£ per head)

37.91

45.72

44.70

48.20

35.75

Value of output (£m)

0.7

0.8

0.7

0.7

0.5

Stock change (£m) (1)

1.9

2.9

2.2

0.3

1.9

TOTAL VALUE OF OUTPUT (£m)

61.4

64.3

62.9

57.5

57.5

Poultry:

Chickens: Weight of meat ('000 tonnes)

119

122

114

97

90

Other table poultry: Weight of meat ('000 tonnes)

6.6

5.9

5.1

6.0

6.2

Chickens: Average price (p per kg )

66.27

69.11

73.23

73.19

81.40

Value of output (£m)

80.4

86.1

84.5

72.4

74.1

Stock change (£m)(1)

0.7

-0.1

-0.1

-0.2

0.11

TOTAL VALUE OF OUTPUT (£m)

81.2

86.0

84.4

72.2

74.2

Eggs:

Packing station throughtput (million eggs)

862

870

860

887

931

TOTAL VALUE OF OUTPUT (£m)

34.6

35.9

32.5

28.2

30.6

Milk (including milk products):

Production (million litres)

1,310

1,314

1,346

1,342

1,273

Average price (p per litre)

18.03

18.37

18.69

18.07

20.50

TOTAL VALUE OF OUTPUT (£m)

239.0

258.4

251.5

243.6

264.2

Wool:

Clipwool (million kg)

8

8

8

8

8

Average receipts (p per kg)

58.39

58.77

57.45

32.96

28.90

TOTAL VALUE OF OUTPUT (£m)

4.7

4.8

4.6

2.7

2.4

(1) Value of the physical increase in on farm stocks over the course of the year.

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