Uruguay: huge jump in sheep and lamb slaughter

19/08/2013
Figures released in early August showed cattle slaughter for the year so far in Uruguay to be 4% ahead of the corresponding period in 2012. In a little more than the first seven months of 2013, Uruguay slaughtered more than 1.3 million head of cattle.

With regard to sheep and lamb slaughter, Uruguay’s 2013 figure, to the start of August, was just more than 700,000. This represents an increase of more than 60% compared to the same period last year.