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Fall in meat production
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2013-11-25T10:00:00.000Z
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Meat production, 1st half-year 2013, preliminary figures

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Meat production, 1st half-year 2015, preliminary figures have been withdrawn due to an error in the source figures. The new release will be published in week 42.

Fall in meat production

A total of 147 600 tonnes of meat from domestic animals were approved for human consumption during the first six months of 2013; a decrease of 1.8 per cent from the same period last year.

Carcasses approved for human consumption.Published 25 November 2013
TonnesPer cent
1st half year 20131st half year 2012 - 1st half year 20131st half year 2008 - 1st half year 2013
Pig59 599-7.8-2.7
Poultry46 0534.914.7
Cattle38 1440.6-10.8
Sheep3 440-1.5-2.9

Source: Statistics Norway

Figure 1. Changes in meat butchered. 2012-2013

In total, 59 600 tonnes of pork, 46 100 tonnes of poultry, 38 100 tonnes of beef and veal and 3 400 tonnes of mutton and lamb were approved during the first half year 2013.

Compared with the first half of 2012, the production of meat from poultry increased by 5 per cent, while the production of pork decreased by 8 per cent.