Summary of international mutton market

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 a research report published by the wool Bureau of Uruguay, the export volume of Australian mutton from January to May this year reached 111700 tons, down 9.9% from the same period last year The export of adult mutton was 65700 tons, down 15.4% from the same period last year Lamb exports were 46000 tons, down 0.9% from the same period last year In previous years, the United States was the largest buyer of Australian lamb, but in the first five months of this year, the United States imported only 8300 tons of lamb from Australia, a decrease of 35.8% over the same period last year Australia's mutton exports to South Africa also declined significantly In 2000, Australia exported 35000 tons of mutton to this African country, but this year, the South African government raised import tariffs on mutton, so the export situation was quite poor In the first half of this year, New Zealand mutton production also declined As of June 20, the slaughtering volume of New Zealand sheep was 15.8 million, down 1 million from 16.8 million in the same period last year 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 3895 tons of mutton, down 48.4% from the same period last year, 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 best annual average export price of frozen mutton last year was US $1870 per ton, and the average export price from January to May this year was US $1949 per ton However, the export price of frozen mutton with bone was lower than that of the same period last year The United States is the world's leading importer of mutton In the first four months of this year, the United States imported 29000 tons of mutton, an increase of 21.8% over the same period last year Of the imported mutton, 65% is lamb Industry insiders predict that the total import volume of American mutton will reach 73000 tons this year, an increase of 7000 tons from 66000 tons last year 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: