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Good start to 2022 UK sheep meat production
Thursday, 10 February 2022
During January, 21,200 tonnes of sheep meat was produced in the UK, according to Defra data. This is a 9% (1,700 tonnes) increase on the same month last year.
Clean sheep slaughter was 908,700 head, 4% higher than last January, and 94,500 ewes came forwards 16,200 (21%) more.
Clean carcase weights average 20.6kg, 600g heavier than a year ago, contributing to the significant increase in monthly production.
Although questions remain about the kill figures for the latter part of 2021 in particular, we had forecast a carry-over of 3.9m lambs into 2022, and also an increase in the ewe kill. For more on this, and what the rest of the year might hold for the sheep and other sectors, please read the latest AHDB agri-market outlook.
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