Uruguayan sheep slaughter would reach 1.45 million heads in 2023

Sheep slaughter would end 2023 with 1.45 million heads, thus marking a volume higher than the high slaughter of the previous two years, as confirmed by the National Meat Institute (INAC), within the framework of its year-end. Unlike what happened with cattle slaughter, the first semester showed a growth of 29% and a second semester with a reduction of 5%, so it would be closing the year with an industrial extraction rate of 25% that could exceed 30% when adding consumption and live exports, highlighted the INAC. The growth in the industrialization of lambs (31%) and sheep (20%) was very notable, which would exceed 430,000 heads, which means 14% of the stock of breeding sheep. The sheep meat market slowed its demand with China importing less to get out of its high stock, which depressed sheep meat prices and that was reflected in live animals. Between January and November of this year, Uruguay exported US$81,703,904 in frozen bone-in meat, its main product. There were 19,283,890 ...