FIGURES from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show that May’s lamb slaughter was 33 per cent below year-ago levels and the lowest monthly total since 2012.
Lamb slaughter is at an eight-year low. Picture Mark Saunders.
According to Meat & Livestock Australia, the May slaughter figure of 1.45 million head, followed significant reductions in every state.
The outlook for sheepmeat is positive according to MLA.
Sheep flock declines significantly
Mixed signals for sheepmeat exports
Cattle prices hit year-on-year high
