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Sheep farmers move away from wool

21/11/2016
Australia’s wool production will suffer in the years ahead, according to Meat and Livestock Australia, a farmer-funded organisation that works to promote the meat and livestock sectors there.

In its annual report for 2015-2016, MLA has said slaughter figures for lambs and sheep are likely to rise after 2017, reaching as much as 24 million head per year, almost a third of the national herd of 70.1 million, by 2020 “as producers continue to transition from wool production to prime lamb”.


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