Cattle slaughterings down 8.5% in first 7 months of 2026

Cattle slaughterings were up 8.3% in July 2026 compared with the same month last year, new figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show. However, between January and July 2026, cattle slaughterings decreased by 8.5% when compared with the same period in 2025. The number of sheep slaughtered fell by 6.3% between January and July […] The post Cattle slaughterings down 8.5% in first 7 months of 2026 appeared first on Agriland.ie.