Scheme to rebuild Australia’s sheep flock; cattle hide prices continue slide
03/07/2003
Australia’s main meat industry bodies have launched an unprecedented campaign to rebuild the national sheep flock and address the severe shortage of lamb and mutton. Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) and Sheepmeat Council of Australia (SCA) launched Prime Time, aimed at boosting lamb production by one million lambs in 2004 and accelerating lamb and sheepmeat production over the next four years.