lamb

All major U.S. animal protein sources experienced growth in exports in the first half of 2018 compared to the same period in 2017. The Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service said this week that trade data for the first half of the year indicate year-over-year growth for U.S. ex...

Washington State University is reporting that choice slaughter lamb prices were $127.33 per hundredweight in November, which was down 17 cents from October.   That is well below the high watermark for the year, something Extension officials say is likely driven by continued large cold storage inventories and lower prices for competing meats.  ...

After two consecutive years of gains, the most recent report on lamb and sheep showed that there are fewer head in the U.S.   USDA Livestock Analyst Shayle Shagam said the reason is simple, price. In 2014, prices were $159 per hundredweight.  ...