THE Australian Bureau of Statistics released its official livestock and production figures for the fourth quarter and full year 2022 on Thursday.
The result showed adult cattle slaughter reached 5.88 million head for the calendar year, its lowest level since 1984. When combined with the previous 2021 year, the 11.87 million kill total was an all-time record low over a two-year period, based on ABS data going back 50 years.
The data delivered a picture of how 2022 performed in slaughter, production and carcase weight terms for the red meat and livestock sector.
Compared to the ten-year…
