But the gross value of livestock slaughterings and other disposals was down 2pc to $12.1 billion as the value of cattle and pigs dropped.
In 2007-08, the gross value of pig slaughterings and other disposals fell 4pc to $902 million as the number of disposals and average prices dropped slightly.
http://sj.farmonline.com.au/news/state/agribusiness-and-general/general/the-value-of-farming-on-the-rise/1636147.aspx