Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 5 March 2026
444. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown by weight, by month of the amount of Irish cattle slaughtered and processed in Irish meat processing plants for the years 2023, 2024 and 2025. [18004/26]
View answerI have included the information requested in the attached table. This includes the number of adult cattle (>12 months of age) slaughtered in Department Approved Beef Plants each month for years 2023 to 2025, with the average cold carcass weight for each carcass.
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2023 |
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2024 |
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2025 |
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Number* |
Average carcase weight** |
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Number* |
Average carcase weight** |
|
Number* |
Average carcase weight** |
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Jan |
146156 |
312 |
Jan |
158468 |
305 |
Jan |
156416 |
302 |
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Feb |
137933 |
316 |
Feb |
153098 |
315 |
Feb |
151508 |
307 |
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Mar |
141420 |
319 |
Mar |
137619 |
310 |
Mar |
150210 |
309 |
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Apr |
122545 |
321 |
Apr |
143184 |
313 |
Apr |
151742 |
312 |
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May |
145316 |
323 |
May |
142036 |
318 |
May |
127711 |
319 |
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Jun |
141681 |
332 |
Jun |
120635 |
323 |
Jun |
122229 |
327 |
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Jul |
137472 |
338 |
Jul |
149521 |
323 |
Jul |
111942 |
326 |
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Aug |
154497 |
326 |
Aug |
143505 |
323 |
Aug |
108483 |
333 |
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Sept |
145242 |
317 |
Sept |
162618 |
318 |
Sept |
128491 |
334 |
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Oct |
167076 |
315 |
Oct |
179453 |
310 |
Oct |
128219 |
322 |
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Nov |
173492 |
292 |
Nov |
165896 |
304 |
Nov |
127823 |
314 |
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Dec |
136430 |
300 |
Dec |
140610 |
298 |
Dec |
122272 |
322 |
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Annual |
1749260 |
317 |
Annual |
1796643 |
312 |
Annual |
1587046 |
316 |
*Number = Bovines aged >12 months slaughtered in DAFM Approved plants
** Average cold carcase weight kg
