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Number of slaughterhouses
One could find 74 poultry and livestock slaughterhouses operating in Georgia, in June 2017. 65% of these slaughterhouses were in 4 regions (Kvemo Kartli, Kakheti, Imereti & Shida Kartli).
| Region | Quantity | % |
| Imereti | 14 | 18.9 |
| Kvemo Kartli | 12 | 16,2 |
| Kakheti | 12 | 16.2 |
| Shida Kartli | 10 | 13.5 |
| Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti | 9 | 12.2 |
| Mtskheta-Mtianeti | 4 | 5.4 |
| Tbilisi | 4 | 5.4 |
| Guria | 4 | 5.4 |
| Ajaria | 3 | 4.1 |
| Samtskhe-Javakheti | 2 | 2.7 |
| Total | 74 |
Number of slaughtered poultry and livestock
74.4 thousand heads of livestock were slaughtered in the first quarter of 2017, 56.3% were cattle and 43.7% – small livestock (sheep, goat, pig etc). Number of slaughtered poultry reached 2,463.2 thousand. Totally 91.9 thousand heads of livestock have been slaughtered in the 2nd quarter of 2017 including 49.9% of cattle and 50.1% small livestock. The number of slaughtered poultry was 2,499.1 thousand.
Number of slaughtered poultry and livestock in January-June, 2017
| Livestock/Poultry | The number of slaughtered (heads) |
| Cattle | 87,732 |
| Sheep and goat | 24,523 |
| Pig | 53,866 |
| Paultry | 4,962,335 |
| Other | 150 |
| Total | 5,128,606 |
Number of produced meat
8,021.2 tons of meat were produced in slaughterhouses in the 1st quarter of 2017 (i.e. slaughtered weight of meat including poultry meat) and 9,596.2 tons – in the 2nd quarter of 2017.
Number of produced meat in January-June, 2017
| Livestock/Poultry | Produced meat (kg) |
| Cattle | 7,202,814 |
| Sheep and goat | 347,663 |
| Pig | 3,134,538 |
| Paultry | 6,932,086 |
| Other | 300 |
| Total | 17,617,401 |
Slaughter costs
The average prices for slaughter of livestock and service were: slaughtering of cattle – 23.8 GEL, slaughtering of sheep or goat – 9.4 GEL and pig slaughter – 21.8 GEL.
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The article is based on the data of 1th and 2nd quarter of 2017 of National Statistics Office of Georgia.
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