According to a report from the Livestock Marketing Information Center (LMIC), the sheep and lamb industry is shaping up to have a record setting year for prices in 2021. This is news that pleases the American Sheep Industry Association (ASI). Feeder lamb prices have tracked above 2020 levels every week this year except for one week back in March. In February, a record price was …
U.S. Agrees to Resume Lamb Trade with U.K.
Last week, United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that after talks with President Joe Biden, the U.S. has agreed to lift the ban on U.K. lamb imports. The ban, which has been in place since 1989 due to the mad cow BSE crisis in the U.K., hinges on finalization of the USDA Small Ruminant Scrapie rule. The rule was …