August 23, 2007

Cyprus' meat, poultry and dairy output up in May

The Statistical Service of Cyprus reports that the number of animals slaughtered in May, except for sheep and goats, has increased on-month.

Compared to the same month of the previous year, the number of slaughters of cattle was down 9.1 percent; pigs up by 9.2 percent; sheep up by 26 percent; goats up by 9.81 percent; and of poultry was up 35.8 percent.

The production of cow's milk in June decreased to 11,450 tonnes from 12,400 tonnes in the previous month. Compared to the same month of the previous year it increased by 1.69 percent.

Milk products in December reached 6,860 tonnes of drinking milk, 380 tonnes of cream, 440 tonnes of acidified milk, 50 tonnes of butter and 220 tonnes of cheese.

The number of eggs for hatching placed in incubation in June reached 124,050 eggs for laying and 1,520,080 eggs for meat.

Both eggs for laying and eggs for meat dropped compared to the previous month.

Compared to the corresponding month of the previous year, the eggs placed in incubation for laying recorded a decrease of 26.4 percent, and also the eggs for meat recorded a decrease of 20 percent.

The chicks used for laying increased to 65,070 compared to 63,000 in May, whereas the chicks used for meat decreased to 1,304,200 from 1,343,840 in the previous month.

Compared to the corresponding month of 2006, chicks used for laying recorded an increase of 67.1 percent, whereas the chicks used for meat recorded a decrease of 9.1 percent.