Livestock Purchases 1974 to 2020

Year	Cattle	Sheeps & Goats	Pigs	Chickens
1974	1,099	223	495	..
1975	1,169	257	633	..
1976	2,664	1,001	2,088	..
1977	998	..	749	..
1978	1,600	2,110	1,430	..
1979	1,336	587	1,459	..
1980	1,093	363	1,116	..
1981	1,340	123	940	..
1982	1,237	38	688	..
1983	1,163	74	745	..
1984	2,166	552	1,812	..
1985	1,566	307	950	..
1986	2,066	533	1,362	..
1987	1,674	248	850	..
1988	2,533	258	2,304*	..
1989	1,999	224	1,556	..
1990	1,642	364	1,923	..
1991	1,357	373	1,826	..
1992	477	99	637	..
1993	1,251	297	1,692	..
1994	701	326	1,379	..
1995	835	393	1,442	..
1996	493	157	760	..
1997	286	59	425	..
1998	445	139	592	..
1999	732	210	1,256	..
2000	630	845	1,362	..
2001	851	228	1,576	..
2002	630	191	1,139	..
2003	550	110	1,061	6,878
2004	485	97	1,121	5,364
2005	520	120	1,620	8,137
2006	663	120	1,620	6,928
2007	942	107	1,657	7,449
2008	706	121	1,660	12,007
2009	753	238	1,849	11,886
2010	..	120	2,442	15,105
2011	..	..	2,279	16,476
2012	910	92	2,463	16,862
2013	..	..	2,047	19,046
2014	420	120	2,399	22,484
2015	386	88	2,658	21,958
2016	..	..	2,795	27,358
2017	405	..	2,713	25,986
2018	343	..	2,759	26,680
2019	394	..	4,021	26,889
2020	..	..	3,726	22,858
Figures are in 000EC$
N.B Figures are for carcasses inspected by the Public Health Department and the Castries City Council's Health Department
* Increase in consumption of Pork
.. Not available for a specific reference period
Source: Ministry of Agriculture