Fewer pigs, broilers slaughtered

Meat production last year amounted to 13.6 thousand tonnes, down by 8.4 per cent from 14.8 thousand tonnes in 2005, the National Statistics Office said yesterday.

Fewer pigs (-4.3 per cent) and broilers (-3.8 per cent) slaughtered, led to pig and broiler meat sliding by 7.6 per cent and 12.9 per cent respectively.

The slaughtering producer value stood at Lm 9.7 million, a fall of 6.6 per cent, as a result of fewer pigs and broilers slaughtered.

Meat production in the fourth quarter of last year amounted to 3,832 tonnes, representing a drop of 0.3 per cent over the comparative period last year.

The slaughtering producer value increased by 0.4 per cent to Lm 2.7 million.