England Abattoir Numbers
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| SIZE ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH PIG ABATTOIRS IN 2016 |
|---|
| Size Group |
Abattoir |
Total |
Average |
Throughput |
| |
Numbers |
Throughput |
Throughput |
Share |
| head |
|
head |
head |
% |
| 1-10,000 |
79 |
208,502 |
2,639 |
2.3 |
| 10,001-30,000 |
18 |
288,870 |
16,048 |
3.2 |
| 30,001-100,000 |
9 |
448,953 |
49,884 |
5.0 |
| 100,001-500,000 |
4 |
870,005 |
217,501 |
11.3 |
| >500,001 |
8 |
7,191,688 |
898,961 |
78.8 |
| Total |
118 |
9,008,018 |
76,339 |
100.0 |
| ABATTOIRS IN ENGLAND |
|---|
| |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
| Red meat abattoirs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| All red meat abattoirs |
198 |
195 |
193 |
186 |
192 |
188 |
| Pig abattoirs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total pig abattoirs |
125 |
121 |
119 |
115 |
116 |
118 |
|
| Pig slaughterings (000 head) |
7,769 |
8,224 |
8,326 |
8,517 |
8,967 |
9,008 |
| Average throughput (000 head) |
62.2 |
68.0 |
70.0 |
74.1 |
77.3 |
76.3 |
|
| Specialist pig abattoirs* |
16 |
14 |
15 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
|
| * Included in total pig abattoirs |
| Source: AHDB Pork |
| Last updated 24 August 2017 |
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