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Sheep slaughter figures down

Some 5.4 million prime lambs were processed in the first six months of the year, 9% down year-on-year and 6% below 2022 levels

Rachael Brown
clock 鈥� 2 min read
Sheep slaughter figures down

UK abattoir sheep throughput figures for June has shown a 鈥榗oncerning trend' with sheep numbers slaughtered substantially down in the first six months of this year compared to 2023. Some 5.4 million...

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