New Markets Prompt 16% Increase in UK Sheepmeat Exports

摘要

Since January 2010, as part of the UK Export Certification Partnership (UKECP), Eblex has contributed to the opening of more than 60 non-EU markets to UK beef and lamb exports, which has generated more than a fivefold increase in sales of sheepmeat tothese markets. This new international trade has created significant opportunities for livestock producers to reap the financial rewards of improved carcase utilisation, by developing markets for 'fifth quarter' products, or offal, for example. What onlyrecently represented a 2.2m cost to the beef and sheep industry to dispose of parts of the carcase that have no appeal for the domestic consumer has been turned into a rising success, currently worth 15.5m in export sales. The benefits of this trade are myriad, as it makes a contribution to both reducing waste and improving sustainability, as well as the financial advantage.