Live Cattle Exports 

Irish Live Cattle Exports, By Selected Country

	Week Ending		% Change		Overall To Date		% Change	Change (Head)
Country	14.05.2011	12.05.2012	Prev. Week	Prev. Year	2011	2012
Northern Ireland	975	762	2.7	-21.8	23,782	17,494	-26.4	-6,288
Netherlands	1,279	989	72.9	-22.7	29,757	12,243	-58.9	-17,514
Spain	499	671	-5.1	34.5	19,261	7,526	-60.9	-11,735
Italy	1,045	561	-8.0	-46.3	18,650	8,086	-56.6	-10,564
Belgium	829	91	-79.3	-89.0	24,706	6,017	-75.6	-18,689
Great Britain	49	162	-22.1	230.6	1,791	4,303	140.3	2,512
France			100.0	100.0	887	92	-89.6	-795
Other Countries	316	64	100.0	-79.7	2,033	2,183	7.4	150
Total	4,992	3,300	0.6	-33.9	120,867	57,944	-52.1	-62,923

Irish Live Cattle Exports, Jan to 12 May (head)

	2011	2012	Change - head	% Ch
Albania	48		-48	-100.0
Belgium	24,706	6,017	-18,689	-75.6
Bulgaria				100.0
France	887	92	-795	-89.6
Germany	66		-66	-100.0
Great Britain	1,791	4,303	2,512	140.3
Greece	618	957	339	54.9
Hungary	361	168	-193	-53.5
Israel				100.0
Italy	18,650	8,086	-10,564	-56.6
Kazakhstan		309	309	100.0
Kosovo				100.0
Lithuania				100.0
Malta	150		-150	-100.0
Morocco	623	431	-192	-30.8
Netherlands	29,757	12,243	-17,514	-58.9
Northern Ireland	23,782	17,494	-6,288	-26.4
Poland				100.0
Portugal	167	33	-134	-80.2
Romania		66	66	100.0
Russia				100.0
Rwanda				100.0
Slovenia				100.0
Spain	19,261	7,526	-11,735	-60.9
Tunisia		219	219	100.0
Total	120,867	57,944	-62,923	-52.1
Total Continental EU	94,623	35,188	-59,435	-62.8
Total Non-EU	671	959	288	42.9
Total United Kingdom	25,573	21,797	-3,776	-14.8

Irish Live Cattle Exports, Jan to 12 May (head)

	2011	2012	Change - head	% Ch
Weanlings	17,387	9,040	-8,347	-48.0
Stores	8,798	5,954	-2,844	-32.3
Calves	75,673	26,273	-49,400	-65.3
Finished	19,009	16,677	-2,332	-12.3
Breeding Stock				0.0
Total	120,867	57,944	-62,923	-52.1