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Red meat production records broken

MEAT production figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) have shown record lamb and sheep production, as well as the highest slaughter of lambs ever at 24,909,600 lambs, up 16.38 per cent year-on-year.

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 Sheep and mutton production records have been broken. Picture Mark Saunders.

Sheep and mutton production records have been broken. Picture Mark Saunders.

According to Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA), Australia produced the most lamb on record in the calendar year 2023. In all, 246,003 tonnes of lamb were produced in 2023, putting it 11.6 per cent higher...

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