Written answers
Tuesday, 9 July 2019
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Meat Processing Plants
Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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543. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cattle slaughtered in approved meat processing plants here which originated from Department defined restricted feedlots in 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29321/19]
Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The following table is published on my Department's website at: www.agriculture.gov.ie/media/migration/animalhealthwelfare/animalidentificationandmovement/cattlemovementmonitoringsystem/bovinebirthandmovementsmonthlyreports/6KillNumbers170619.xlsx
The table below shows the most up to date figures for the number of animals slaughtered at EU approved slaughter plants, which originated in Controlled Finishing Units, previously known as feedlots.
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20,000 | 24,000 | 28,000 |
| February | 20,000 | 24,500 | 26,000 |
| March | 21,500 | 24,500 | 27,000 |
| April | 19,500 | 26,000 | 29,000 |
| May | 25,000 | 29,000 | 31,000 |
| June | 24,500 | 27,500 | |
| July | 19,500 | 24,500 | |
| August | 20,000 | 21,500 | |
| September | 18,500 | 18,500 | |
| October | 20,500 | 23,500 | |
| November | 28,500 | 26,500 | |
| December | 25,500 | 25,000 | |
| Total | 263,000 | 295,000 | 141,000 |
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