W47: Weekly Mutton & Lamb Update

Global

Due to Internal Demand, High Prices and Economic Recession, Global Meat Trade Will Fall This Year

The international meat trade could close 2022 with a slight contraction of 0.8% compared to the records corresponding to the previous year, with which 42 million tons of pork, bovine, poultry and sheep products would be mobilised. The FAO projected that international trade in sheep meat will total 1.1 million tons, after an increase of 1.2%. 

Australia

Meat Processors Want All Sheep, Lambs, and Farm Goats Sold With Eid by 2025

Australia’s meat processors want all sheep, lambs and farm goats leaving properties to a new location on and after 1 January 2025 to have an electronic tag. The processors are prepared to consider a ‘no EID tag no buy’ policy to drive the change if state farmers, peak industry bodies and governments cannot. Australian Meat Industry Council chief executive officer Patrick Hutchinson has told Sheep Central as soon as a sheep, lamb or farmed goat departs a Property Identification Code (PIC) location from 1 January 2025 to whatever location, as occurs with cattle, an approved EID should be applied. AMIC’s position is an interpretation of the mandatory national sheep/goat EID system start date of 1 January 2025 set by a virtual Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting on 9 September this year, but it is at odds with a draft New South Wales implementation timeline.

United Kingdom

Lamb Imports Driven by Frozen Product Categories

The latest trade data for September highlights increases of lamb imports on the month, with total import volumes up 19.3% from 3,000 to 3,600 tonnes. When looking at YoY trends for September, this is exaggerated, with imports up 65%. New Zealand product volumes grew 156% when compared to September 2021 import figures, an increase of 1,600 tonnes. From a YTD perspective (to September) the quantity of New Zealand product imported has increased 13% compared to 2021, an increase of 3,500 tonnes.

Spain

84 Percent of Native Spanish Livestock Breeds Are in Danger of Disappearing

84% of the native Spanish livestock breeds are in danger of disappearing, including six Asturians: the Casina or Asturian mountain, the Salda sheep, the Bermeya goat, the Asturceltic gochu, the Asturcón horse and the pita pinta. The researcher Carolina Tamargo has explained that at the end of 2021 the genealogical books in Spain registered more than five million animals located in more than one hundred thousand farms, of which four million belonged to native breeds in 80,000 farms involved in their breeding. By type of cattle, among the native Spanish breeds, 82.5% of the coils are in danger of disappearing; 78.7% of sheep; 77.3% of the goats; 76.9% of the porcine, 95% of the equine and 93.3% of the avian.

Andalusia Allocates Two Million in Aid to Build Water Tanks and Troughs for Livestock

The Governing Council has learned of the call for aid aimed at reducing and preventing the consequences of drought on community livestock farms. The measure is part of the Rural Development Program (PDR) of Andalusia and supports investments for preventive measures that mitigate the possible impact of natural disasters, climatic adversities and catastrophes in the agricultural sector, such as drought and is included in the second Drought Decree. The total amount of these aids amounts to 2 million. The livestock sector is especially sensitive to drought situations, since the lack of availability of pastures in sufficient quantity and quality is compounded by the difficulty of guaranteeing the water supply to the animals, due to the fact that many of the water points of where cattle feed normally can become dry when the drought is prolonged. With these subsidies, the Andalusian Government helps in the acquisition of water tanks for livestock, in the civil works necessary for their installation, in the acquisition of vats for transporting water, the acquisition of drinking troughs and in the pipes necessary for the distribution of water to drinking troughs or water tanks. The beneficiaries of these aids will be those registered in the Register of Livestock Farms of Andalusia of poultry, bovine, porcine and small ruminant species, specifically, sheep and goats. Priority will also be given to belonging to a Sanitary Defense Group or the commitment to subscribe to agricultural insurance. The eligible amount, in general, will be 80% of the investment, with a maximum grant amount of 20,000 euros per beneficiary being established, and a minimum amount of 1,000 euros.

Uruguay

Beef Prices From Uruguay in W47 as China Confined an Important Transportation Hub

China has confined an important transportation hub in the south of the country, and some experts from Uruguay fear that it may return to stricter measures from a health point of view due to COVID-19, something that has pushed down the price of meat. The demand for meat in W47 had a higher level of consultations for both beef and sheep meat, although some experts warn of a more cautious attitude in W47 as compared to W46. CFR Prices from Uruguay for W47 are:

• Chuck and blade around USD 4,500/ton
• Round cuts at USD 5,500/ton
• Eye round at USD 6,700/ton
• Shin and shank at USD 6,500/ton

China

Lower Chinese Mutton Imports in October 2022

The General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC) released the import data for muttons in October 2022. According to the statistics, the volume of imported muttons reached 25.2K MT, accounting for USD 126M (CNY 900M). The volume declined by 12.54%, and the value decreased by 14.3% when compared to the data for September 2022.

On-Site Training Course on Meat, Beef and Sheep Breeding Technology Held in Pingle County, Guangxi

In order to successfully implement Pingle County's 2022 grass-roots agricultural technology extension system reform and construction subsidy project, improve the breeding level and breeding benefits of farmers in the county, and consolidate the achievements of poverty alleviation, on November 15, the Pingle County Animal Husbandry Station organised cattle in the county. Sheep farmers went to Fujie Family Farm in Pingle County to hold a training course on cattle and sheep breeding technology. This training course was taught by Wu Cuihong (senior animal pastor) and Bin Xuemei (animal pastor). The main training content is for breeding owners in 2022 Push technology "water saving and pollution control ecological breeding technology" technical points analysis, cattle and sheep breeding winter feed storage technical points, visit Fuji sheep farm and explain and discuss the site selection and layout of mutton sheep breeding, barn construction design, ewe selection, daily production management and other content. A total of 37 cattle and sheep farmers participated in the training. The participating farmers said that the training course was rich and full of dry goods. process and details, to better receive new knowledge.

Kazakhstan

The Ministry of Agriculture Plans to Increase the Share of Lamb Exports to Arab Countries

Prospects for cooperation between Kazakhstan and one of the largest food production companies in Saudi Arabia were discussed by the Vice Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan Aidarbek Saparov and the Executive Director of Al-Reef Al-Tholathy Mohammed Nasser Almukeirish, the press service of the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan reported. In particular, the possibility of participation of Arab businessmen in the work of the Sheep Breeding Development Fund, which will be created in Kazakhstan, was considered. The project will facilitate the supply of Kazakh mutton and lamb to the Arab states, primarily to the countries of the Persian Gulf. The generated funds are planned to be used in the future to finance domestic sheep farmers. At the moment, work has begun to attract investors to the project. It should be noted that according to the results of 9 months of 2022, Kazakh livestock breeders exported 29.7 thousand tons of meat, including 6.7 thousand tons of lamb. 

Poland

The President Signed the Act on the Identification and Registration of Animals

After the entry into force of the Act, the Agency for Restructuring and Modernization of Agriculture (ARMA) will continue the implementation of tasks related to the identification and registration of cattle, sheep, goats and pigs. In addition, the act provides for ARMA to take over the task related to the collection of data on equidae and to start collecting data on cervids and camelids as well as poultry establishments, the identification and registration of which is required in accordance with EU regulations.

Russia

Russia Has Already Achieved 100.8% Self-Sufficiency in Meat This Year

The level of Russia's self-sufficiency in meat products this year has already exceeded 100%, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday at an event on the development of domestic selection and genetics. The President cited indicators of the level of self-sufficiency of the Russian Federation in domestic breeding products. According to preliminary estimates, by the end of 2022, the country's self-sufficiency in dairy cattle will be 64%, and in beef cattle 98%. In particular, for pork meat this figure will be 84.6% and sheep 98.5%. “This means that there are obviously results. But there is also something to work on,” Putin summed up.

Meat Production in January-October Increased by 7.1%

Meat production in Russia in January-October 2022 increased by 7.1% compared to the same period in 2021 and amounted to 2.75 million tons. This is stated in the materials of Rosstat. Meat of cattle, pork, lamb, goat meat, horse meat and other animals in October 2022 produced 289.3 thousand tons, which is more than in October 2021 and September 2022, by 6% and by 2.3%. For the ten months of 2022, production increased by 7.1% compared to January-October 2021, amounting to 2.75 million tons," the ministry said.

Price Growth Among Livestock Products

The price of mutton went up less significantly by 0.2%. By the beginning of the year, these products became more expensive by 11%. 

Tajikistan

Number of Goats and Sheep in Tajikistan

The ministry said that in the first ten months of 2022, the number of cattle increased by 102 thousand heads in Tajikistan compared to the same period last year. According to the latest data, about 2.5 million heads of cattle are grown in the republic. As well as more than 6 million goats and sheep.