UK produced 275 800 tonnes of sheep meat in 2022
This brings the Defra total production for the year to 275,800 tonnes, a 3% increase on 2021, however this remains below the Defra 5-year average by 6%.
Carcase weights have remained steady averaging 20.2 kg in 2022. This highlights that the year on year increase in production has been predominantly driven by increased throughputs. Clean sheep kill is reported as 1.2 million head in December, 7% up from the number seen in November and 5% up on numbers seen in December last year. This brings the reported total throughput of clean sheep for the year to 12.1million head, 3% growth on 2021, however like production, this is down 6% compared to the 5 year average.
For adult sheep kill throughput is reported as 106,100 head in December, an 11% increase month on month but down 7% year on year. For the full year, adult kill is reported as 1.2million head, up 4% on 2021 but down 19% on the 5-year average.
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