MLA’s Market Intelligence Manager, Scott Tolmie, said that while lamb and sheep slaughter are both expected to drop slightly in 2018, to 22.5 million head and 7.2 million head, respectively, carcase weights will increase. The 2018 outlook for the Australian sheep industry is positive with the increase in production and lift in prices recorded in 2017 underpinning the market’s current strength.
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