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Lamb producers switching land to crops
19 Jun 2008
Producers are projected to reduce sheep numbers, on average, by 1.5 per cent and beef cattle numbers by 9.1 per cent in 2007-08. One reason is the ideal planting rains for the 2007-08 winter crops enabled many slaughter lamb producers to plant significant acreage to crops and to replenish dams and soil moisture levels. The overall reduction in lamb turnoff rates is projected to result in fewer lambs being sold for slaughter. The proportion of prime lambs is projected to recover further, but remain below average. Drought conditions worsened in Tasmania and parts of Western Australia and New South Wales resulting in producers in these areas increasing turnoff rates and reducing sheep and beef cattle numbers during 2007-08.
ABARE, 19/6/2008
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