Lamb production to fall as restocker demand lifts

Updated June 2 2020 - 5:10pm, first published 9:30am
MLA is anticipating lamb slaughter will decline to 20.6 million head.
MLA is anticipating lamb slaughter will decline to 20.6 million head.

A recovery in the national flock is underway, with sheep producers in key regions now in a position to consider increasing flock numbers, buoyed by improved seasonal conditions, according to Meat & Livestock Australia's 2020 Sheep Industry Projections June update.

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