England Abattoir Numbers

SIZE ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH PIG ABATTOIRS IN 2010
Size Group Abattoir Total  Average Throughput 
Numbers Throughput Throughput Share
head head head %
1-10,000 80 239,578 2,995 3.3
10,001-30,000 22 377,148 17,143 5.1
30,001-100,000 9 475,230 52,803 6.5
100,001-500,000 6 1,352,007 225,335 18.4
>500,001 7 4,901,376 700,197 66.7
       
Total 131 7,366,689 56,234 100.0
ABATTOIRS IN ENGLAND
 
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Red meat abattoirs
All red meat abattoirs 289 250 246 246 233 226 224 218 210 209 202
                     
Pig abattoirs                      
Total pig abattoirs 185 166 164 164 155 147 143 140 131 128 124
Pig slaughterings (000 head) 9,806 8,753 8,217 7,259 7,302 7,147 7,222 7,386 7,367 7,130 7,345
Average throughput (000 head) 53.0 52.7 50.1 44.3 47.1 48.6 50.5 52.8 56.2 55.7 59.2
                     
Specialist pig abattoirs* 24 19 20 18 20 15 16 16 16 14 15
* Included in total pig abattoirs
Last updated: 3 February 2012

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