1982 Slaughterings and Beef Intervention
The Minister reported slaughterings at licensed export plants and 60,500 tonnes of steer beef bought into intervention for £117 million; home-market slaughtering figures were not yet available.
asked the Minister for Agriculture (a) the number of (i) bullocks, (ii) heifers, (iii) cows and (iv) bulls slaughtered in Irish meat plants in 1982; (b) the number, weight and type of beef (i) bullocks, (ii) heifers, (iii) cows and (iv) bulls sold on the domestic market in 1982; (c) the number, weight and type of beef (i) bullocks, (ii) heifers, (iii) cows and (iv) bulls sold into intervention in 1982; the cost of and the total value of all beef put into intervention.
Comment on this
Slaughterings at licensed meat export premises in 1982 comprised 556,373 bullocks, 90,073 heifers, 282,669 cows and 7,605 bulls. Particulars of slaughterings for the home market which are collected by the Central Statistics Office are not yet available.
The quantity of beef purchased into intervention in 1982 was 60,500 tonnes valued at £117 million. All of this quantity was steer beef.
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