Lower volumes of New Zealand lamb will be available for the UK market this Easter. Beef + Lamb New Zealand estimates its lamb crop will continue the downward trend in recent years, with numbers back 0.7% on 2018 levels.
Export lamb volumes are estimated to have fallen sharper by 4.4%.
In the first four months of the lamb season in New Zealand, slaughter numbers fell by 9.1%. This is largely due to improved weather conditions meaning farmers were not forced to market lambs early due to drought.
ADVERTISEMENT
Looking further ahead, the kill could be down by up to 3% for the rest of their lamb season.
The tight supply is welcome news to UK farmers who are anxious about high volumes of New Zealand lamb imports during any Brexit market turmoil.
Export figures for Kiwi lamb suggest some rebalancing away from the European market towards China and the US in late 2018 and early 2019.
Register for free to read this story and our free stories.
This content is available to digital subscribers and loyalty code users only. Sign in to your account, use the code or subscribe to get unlimited access.
The reader loyalty code gives you full access to the site from when you enter it until the following Wednesday at 9pm. Find your unique code on the back page of Irish Country Living every week.
CODE ACCEPTED
You have full access to the site until next Wednesday at 9pm.
CODE NOT VALID
Please try again or contact support.
Lower volumes of New Zealand lamb will be available for the UK market this Easter. Beef + Lamb New Zealand estimates its lamb crop will continue the downward trend in recent years, with numbers back 0.7% on 2018 levels.
Export lamb volumes are estimated to have fallen sharper by 4.4%.
In the first four months of the lamb season in New Zealand, slaughter numbers fell by 9.1%. This is largely due to improved weather conditions meaning farmers were not forced to market lambs early due to drought.
Looking further ahead, the kill could be down by up to 3% for the rest of their lamb season.
The tight supply is welcome news to UK farmers who are anxious about high volumes of New Zealand lamb imports during any Brexit market turmoil.
Export figures for Kiwi lamb suggest some rebalancing away from the European market towards China and the US in late 2018 and early 2019.
If you would like to speak to a member of our team, please call us on 01-4199525.
Link sent to your email address
We have sent an email to your address. Please click on the link in this email to reset your password. If you can't find it in your inbox, please check your spam folder. If you can't find the email, please call us on 01-4199525.
ENTER YOUR LOYALTY CODE:
The reader loyalty code gives you full access to the site from when you enter it until the following Wednesday at 9pm. Find your unique code on the back page of Irish Country Living every week.
SHARING OPTIONS