Meat Industry Ireland rejects IFA’s call to increase sheep carcase slaughter weights

Ibec group Meat Industry Ireland has dismissed an IFA call to increase sheep carcase weights, stating that this would run counter to market demand.

In a meeting with MII and representatives of the main lamb processing plants, IFA sheep chair, John Lynskey, proposed that meat plants should immediately increase sheep carcase weights to 21kg.

The IFA delegation also proposed that carcase weights increase to 21.5kg from June 1, to 22kg from mid-July, to 22.5kg from September 1, to 23kg from mid-October and 23.5kg from December 1.