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Index 2010=100
Chart 1: Livestock marketed index 2010 = 100)
Chart 2: Livestock Marketed Sub-Sector Index
160.0
300.0
140.0
250.0
120.0
200.0
100.0
150.0
80.0
100.0
60.0
50.0
40.0
0.0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
20.0
Jul
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan
2015
0.0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan
2015
Cattle abattoirs & butchers
Cattle live export on hoof
Small stock abattoirs & butchers
2016
Small stock live exports
Pigs
2016
• The livestock marketed composite index recorded an index of 77.1 basis points in
January 2016 compared to 72.3 basis points registered in December 2015. This
translates into an increase of 6.6 percent m/m and a decline of 13.6 percent y/y.
• The index for cattle live exported on hoof stood at 79.7 basis points in January 2016.
This translates into an increase of 30.4 percent m/m and a decline of 27.0 percent
y/y.
• In absolute terms, the number of livestock marketed recorded in January 2016 was
98 417 compared to 137 714 recorded in the preceding month.
• The small stock abattoirs and butchers index of January 2016 recorded 47.9 basis
points compared to 96.9 basis points of the pre-ceding month. This represents a
decline of 50.6 percent m/m and an increase of 4.6 percent y/y.
• (Chart 2): The cattle abattoirs and butchers’ index have increased when compared
to the month before, recording 76.0 basis points in January 2016. This translates
into an increase of 80.5 percent m/m and a decline of 22.8 percent y/y.
• The index for small stock live export stood at 118.3 basis points in January 2016
compared to 151.7 the preceding month. This results in a decline of 22.0. Percent
m/m and an increase of 77.1 percent y/y.
• The index for Pigs in January 2016 stood at 137.2 basis points. This
represents an increase of 21.0 percent m/m and a decline of 4.3
percent y/y.
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Table 1: Number of livestock marketed (‘000)
Year
2010
2011
2012
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Cattle
Export
Live
9
11
8
11
13
16
19
12
17
6
18
17
18
22
12
24
8
22
10
19
10
21
6
13
7
14
8
18
14
19
16
14
15
17
17
16
20
21
12
21
8
15
11
20
9
15
6
10
10
10
10
7
10
9
11
7
11
6
13
9
9
11
7
18
6
14
15
17
17
18
8
8
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Small stock
Export
Live
47
11
78
23
105
44
114
35
65
12
105
41
80
47
69
37
55
37
52
31
58
20
75
30
43
16
75
15
110
26
78
27
89
40
76
31
71
38
43
26
35
24
36
27
49
18
73
32
49
14
77
20
97
33
90
27
88
31
83
37
80
35
62
31
63
32
38
30
62
20
55
29
Pigs
Total
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
1
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
1
3
3
3
6
3
3
3
1
4
5
1
1
Year
80
124
182
185
103
183
170
145
125
115
111
124
82
119
173
140
163
143
152
104
86
97
93
123
86
117
151
141
139
145
138
119
119
106
118
101
2013
2014
2015
2016
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Cattle
Export
Live
13
13
9
18
16
27
16
27
22
26
19
26
12
33
12
28
12
25
11
20
13
18
6
10
5
7
7
7
10
10
11
10
18
0
18
0
17
1
16
3
11
15
13
21
10
16
5
13
12
18
9
25
12
26
13
18
15
14
17
22
17
25
9
34
11
26
11
28
11
11
5
10
9
13
Small stock
Export
Live
61
14
95
19
124
38
94
53
93
46
78
65
73
38
73
46
61
38
62
30
64
29
53
40
47
20
58
40
78
50
74
70
80
5
70
13
59
16
55
20
35
31
32
30
27
11
40
36
35
20
46
34
78
53
48
43
63
79
57
69
50
73
31
65
27
46
73
36
39
13
73
46
36
36
Pigs
Total
4
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
2
4
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
3
3
1
3
4
105
144
207
193
190
191
159
162
139
126
128
112
84
116
151
168
107
106
97
96
95
100
66
97
89
116
171
125
173
168
169
143
113
152
75
138
98
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Table 2: Composite Index of Livestock marketed
2011 Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2012 Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2013 Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Cattle
Export
Live
71.1
86.3
65.4
113.5
104.4
117.2
158.1
88.4
139.4
106.2
145.3
98.9
145.1
127.0
97.5
127.1
62.3
94.9
80.9
124.2
83.6
94.9
47.1
64.6
55.2
61.9
62.0
45.4
113.4
55.1
136.1
42.8
121.0
39.3
141.6
54.6
165.3
69.4
99.5
109.4
67.7
85.2
91.9
107.5
76.1
109.2
48.2
48.7
80.9
70.0
79.4
119.1
83.2
171.3
135.8
153.9
184.0
154.9
157.0
161.1
103.1
203.1
98.9
193.0
99.2
145.7
87.2
124.6
110.2
112.3
48.8
64.0
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Small stock
Export
Live
57.0
51.2
99.1
49.6
145.8
86.2
103.8
89.0
117.9
131.1
100.5
101.8
94.3
124.4
56.6
83.6
46.9
77.6
47.2
88.2
65.2
58.3
97.1
103.8
65.3
46.5
101.8
65.3
128.2
106.6
119.3
88.2
116.9
100.4
110.8
121.5
106.4
114.5
82.8
100.4
83.9
105.5
50.9
99.4
82.2
66.1
72.9
95.6
80.3
46.2
125.9
62.6
164.0
124.5
124.9
172.0
123.3
150.7
103.1
214.3
96.9
125.8
97.0
149.1
81.2
123.0
82.0
97.8
84.9
93.8
67.8
130.1
Pigs
109.5
117.7
137.6
125.0
88.8
91.8
96.7
111.2
101.6
119.8
63.2
49.1
100.8
105.2
187.9
100.2
84.8
100.5
34.7
128.0
182.6
39.7
36.5
127.4
92.2
92.2
103.1
119.8
94.6
61.2
102.2
123.3
137.7
134.3
124.6
Weighted index
72.3
88.0
117.0
117.7
122.0
115.6
124.8
96.9
71.7
88.8
80.0
68.4
60.5
67.5
98.0
101.9
92.7
104.5
116.4
96.4
82.2
91.9
85.2
57.5
76.2
100.6
131.5
140.9
156.5
149.2
132.5
131.6
112.4
100.3
104.8
67.7
2014 Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2015 Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2016 Jan
Cattle
Export
Live
43.7
44.1
60.7
44.3
83.5
60.8
93.4
59.1
149.0
2.2
151.4
1.5
137.7
5.0
128.9
15.8
88.9
91.6
109.3
130.9
78.9
99.6
37.9
82.3
98.4
109.2
70.7
152.7
100.6
162.6
112.6
63.7
126.3
83.8
137.5
134.6
137.0
154.1
76.7
208.0
89.9
159.7
94.3
173.2
88.6
70.4
42.1
61.1
76.0
79.7
Small stock
Export
Live
62.8
65.5
77.6
129.7
103.4
162.6
97.7
230.2
105.8
17.7
93.2
41.9
78.9
51.7
72.5
65.9
46.4
100.1
43.1
97.0
35.8
35.0
53.5
119.0
45.8
66.8
61.4
110.0
103.2
172.0
140.8
95.2
83.0
259.9
75.4
226.5
65.9
239.7
41.2
214
36.1
151.0
97.3
118.4
51.8
41.4
96.9
151.7
47.9
118.3
Pigs
135.7
119.7
104.9
100.1
114.6
140.0
129.2
116.5
113.6
125.0
91.0
82.6
143.3
112.2
91.4
102.1
83.5
132.6
142.7
123
93.5
97.2
34.6
113.4
137.2
Weighted index
53.5
67.8
88.8
96.3
82.1
83.1
76.7
76.2
82.4
100.9
72.3
63.7
89.2
99.8
126.0
102.1
114.1
130.8
136.0
122.7
104.9
121.1
68.8
72.3
77.1
Monthly Livestock Report
Methodology
Data Sources:
The livestock subsector contributed 1.5 percent to the Gross
Domestic Product. Livestock subsector growth declined by
39.2 percent in 2013. The data are obtained from the Meat
board of Namibia and Agricultural Union of Namibia, data
collected for monthly sectoral reports are monthly number
of livestock marketed for: Live export to South Africa and
Angola for both cattle, goat and sheep, Export to abattoirs
and butchers (Cattle, goats and sheep), and pigs and Milk
production per hector litres.
Base year:
Livestock sectoral report is harmonised with the quarterly and
annual national accounts base year 2010.
Calculations of index: The index is calculated based on the 2010 base year volumes
and 2010 weights. The index is a magnitude of the volume
changes over time, with reference to the volume of the base
year 2010. Index is calculated as a ratio of a volume of a
specific component in a specific month to the total volume of
that component in 2010.
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