Meat - Lamb
Consumers eat on average 5.8 kg of lamb a year in the UK, which is the biggest exporter of sheep meat in the EU. It is also the largest producer at 325,000 tonnes. There are nearly 24 million sheep in the UK. More than 70 per cent of the 110,000 tonnes imported comes from New Zealand, which is the world’s biggest exporter at some 360,000 tonnes a year.
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(16-07-2008)
NFU livestock board chairman Alistair Mackintosh is calling on the whole supply chain to work closely in the coming weeks to help deliver sustainable beef and lamb prices.
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(16-07-2008)
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) is holding a series of workshops to help sheep farmers maximise the earning potential of their ewes.
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(17-06-2008)
Farming leaders are calling for further increases in farmgate prices for beef and lamb to safeguard long-term sustainability of the sectors.
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(04-06-2008)
Scottish lamb has seen a resurgence of popularity with consumers, meat bosses have claimed.
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(07-05-2008)
Quality Meat Scotland’s campaign has been shortlisted for a major advertising award.
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(02-05-2008)
The United Arab Emirates has lifted the ban on imports of sheep, lamb and goats form Wales.
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(17-03-2008)
Sainsbury’s has announced that as part of its long-standing commitment to great quality regional food, Blackface Lamb will be sold as part of its ‘Taste the Difference’ range.
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(13-03-2008)
HCC - Meat Promotion Wales has announced it will be screening its well-received Welsh Lamb television advert in Paris in French for the new..
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(18-02-2008)
The Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) for Northern Ireland has produced a series of new nutrition leaflets to raise awareness of the essential nutrients found in beef and lamb.
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(12-02-2008)
Music might have been the food of love for Shakespeare but Northern Irish meat bosses are hoping real life lovers would rather have a bit of steak this Valentines Day.