Demand for mutton is strong, supply is reduced, international meat price will rise

Introduction: in the first half of this year, the supply of mutton in the international market decreased, leading to the rise of prices According to the research report published by the wool Bureau of Uruguay, from January to May 2002, the export volume of Australian mutton reached 111700 tons, down 9.9% from the same period of 2001 Australia's mutton exports to South Africa also declined significantly In 2002, Australia planned to export 35000 tons of mutton to Africa, but the export situation was quite poor because the South African government increased import tariffs on mutton in 2002 New Zealand's mutton production also declined, with 15.8 million sheep slaughtered on June 20, down 1 million from 16.8 million in the same period in 2001 However, there is a strong demand for New Zealand mutton in the European market, which makes the price of New Zealand mutton keep rising By the end of June, the wholesale price of live sheep in New Zealand had passed the $1 / kg mark, and the export price of mutton was also rising steadily In the first five months of this year, Uruguay exported only 3859 tons of mutton, down 48.4% from the same period in 2001, with foreign exchange income of US $5.66 million Due to the shortage of mutton, the export price of Uruguayan mutton, especially the export price of refrigerated mutton, has increased rapidly The annual average export price of the best frozen mutton in 2001 is 1870 US dollars / ton, and the average export price from January to May 2002 is 1949 US dollars / ton However, the export price of frozen mutton with bone was lower than that of the same period in 2001 The United States is the world's leading importer of mutton In the first four months of 2002, the United States imported 29000 tons of mutton, an increase of 21.8% over the same period in 2001 Of the imported mutton, 65% is lamb Industry insiders predict that the total import volume of American mutton will reach 73000 tons in 2002, 7000 tons more than 66000 tons in 2001 The supply of mutton in the international market is obviously reduced, but the consumption of mutton is gradually increasing Experts believe that the price of mutton in the international market will go higher in the future (author:) share to feed Weibo share to: