Slaughter Statistics

The Western Australian Meat Industry Authority maintains processing statistics for the State by type of animal and category of processing establishment. The following tables show performance for the years 2006 / 07 and 2007 / 08.

Establishment Category	Year	Cattle	Sheep	Lambs	Goats	Pigs
Export	2006/07	259,349	2,056,799	1,944,134	245,742	542,258
	2007/08	308,251	2,294,780	1,854,303	105,985	518,244
	% Change	18.8%	11.6%	(4.5%)	(56.9%)	(4.4%)
Domestic (unrestricted)	2006/07	163,632	399,418	435,064	3,630	21,740
	2007/08	154,458	401,487	425,849	3,956	24,427
	% Change	(5.6%)	0	(2.1%)	8.9%	12.3%
Domestic without Meat Inspection	2006/07	179	189	468	6	182
	2007/08	173	178	480	4	149
Special	2006/07	1,355	5,947	8	0	100
	2007/08	1,461	5,999	0	0	63
Totals	2006/07	425,515	2,362,352	2,379,674	249,378	564,280
	2007/08	464,343	2,702,444	2,280,630	109,945	542,883
	% Change	9.1%	14.4%	(4.1%)	(55.9%)	(3.8%)

Establishment Category	Year	Deer	Emus	Buffalo	Rabbit	Ostrich
Export	2006/07	0	0	0	0	0
	2007/08	0	0	0	0	0
Domestic (unrestricted)	2006/07	1,383	0	9	18,436	0
	2007/08	1,473	0	2	18,693	0
Special	2006/07	0	0	0	0	0
	2007/08	0	0	0	0	0
Total	2006/07	1,383	0	9	18,436	0
	2007/08	1,473	0	2	18,693	0

For further information contact the Western Australian Meat Industry Authority at wamia@wamia.wa.gov.au

Page last updated on : 09/01/2009