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Animal Products - Annual and monthly statistics – 2015:02

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211 000 pigs slaughtered during February 2015

The quantity of milk delivered to dairies in February 2015 was 232 000 tons, slightly less than last year and 7.9 % less than the previous month. Figure A shows the quantity of milk delivered to dairies month by month from 2012 till February 2015.The production of drinking milk was the same as in February 2014, 64 000 tons. Butter production decreased markedly compared to the previous month, dropping 29 % to 1 000 tons.

The slaughter of cattle was  marginally higher than in February the previous year. All in all, 32 800 adult cattle and 1 840 calves were slaughtered. The total slaughter of pigs was also slightly higher in February 2015 compared to 2014, 210 830 heads with a combined slaughter weight of 19 750 tons. Figures B and C show how the slaughter of cattle and pigs, respectively, has developed since the year 2012.

Egg delivery statistics for January 2015 are the latest available. During the month, 8 300 tons of eggs were delivered to wholesalers from The Swedish Egg and Poultry Associations members, indicating the total Swedish production was roughly 10 100 tons during the month. There are no poultry slaughter statistics available yet.

 

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1. Milk delivered to dairies

2. Production at dairies (1 000 metric tons)

3a. Slaughterings of livestock at slaughter houses

3b. Slaughterings of livestock at slaughter houses

4. Slaughterings of poultry at slaughter houses

5. Eggs delivered to wholesalers

6. Slaughterings of cattle, pigs and sheep within the EU (1 000 metric tons)

7. Milk delivered to dairies within the EU