For the December 2024 quarter, mutton production was 90,847 tonnes—the highest since 1997 The latest quarterly statistics from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reveal that 2024 was a record year for lamb and sheep slaughter. Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) reports that 26.6 million lambs and 11.7 million sheep[Read More…]
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South Africa eyes Algeria as market for beef and lamb exports
This comes after South Africa’s notable success in other Middle Eastern markets Beefmaster Group, a South African supplier of beef products to the Middle and Far East, announced that the country’s red meat industry is well-positioned to tap into Algeria’s demand for premium beef and lamb. This comes after South[Read More…]
Australia’s beef exports reach 129,998 tonnes in July
The USA was the largest market for Australian beef and lamb, while China was the largest market for mutton Australia’s beef exports reached a new monthly record in July, reaching 129,998 tonnes, which is 5 per cent higher than the previous record set in March 2015. This increase was influenced[Read More…]
Australia’s red meat exports hit record high
Lamb, mutton, and goatmeat reached record-high volumes During the past financial year, Australian export numbers for red meat hit a record high, with over 2 million tonnes exported. Lamb, mutton, and goatmeat reached record high volumes, while beef exports matched the levels seen during 2019–20. Sheepmeat exports reached 587,262 tonnes[Read More…]
Scottish salmon top food export from UK in 2023
Scottish salmon exports were far higher than the UK’s second-largest food export, Cheddar cheese, as well as other popular British products like lamb and beef Scottish salmon was named the UK’s top food export in 2023, following the publication of annual HMRC figures. Sales of the nutritious fish grown in[Read More…]
