Sheep meat production in U.K falls in September

Published Oct 28, 2022

Tridge summary

In September, the UK witnessed a decrease in slaughter numbers, with clean sheep and adult sheep kills dropping by 59,700 head and 9,100 head respectively compared to August, and by 99,400 and 8% lower than the same month last year. This decline, despite not significantly impacting carcase weights which remained steady at 19.7kg/head, was attributed to interruptions from an additional bank holiday and a temporary reduction in kill capacity. In spite of the September setback, the year-to-date production from January to September showed a 4% increase compared to the previous year.

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Carcase weights saw little change on average, meaning the decline in production was driven by the reduced kill over the month. The additional bank holiday for the Queen’s funeral will have interrupted usual kill patterns for the month, while kill capacity was reported to have been reduced temporarily.Clean sheep slaughter stood at 961,700 head in September, a decline of 59,700 head from August and 99,400 lower than in September last year. Adult sheep kill was also down in September, falling 8% in the month to 102,000 head, a decline of 9,100 head.Despite the significant dip in slaughter numbers in September, production for the year to date (Jan-Sep) has seen a year-on-year increase of 4%. Carcase weights have remained steady at 19.7kg/head, only 100g ...

Source: EuroMeat