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Australia - November lamb kill down

04 Feb 2012

Australian lamb slaughter slipped 6% year-on-year during November, to 1.67 million head, which was matched by a 6% fall in production, to 35,638 tonnes cwt (Australian Bureau of Statistics). This follows a similar result in October, with lamb turnoff lower during spring, as producers took advantage of widely available feed across much of the country.
 
The decline in both slaughter and production was led by three of the four largest lamb producing states. Victorian slaughter dropped 15%, to 682,921 head, SA was 7% lower, at 339,521 head, and WA eased 3%, to 194,180 head.
 
NSW lamb slaughter bucked the trend, lifting 6% year-on-year, to 393,039 head, while Tasmania jumped 15%.
 
 

Source: newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk

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