Committee for the Common Organisation of the

Agricultural Market
Market Situation for Sheep & Goat Meats
18 March 2021
 Production

GOAT
18 March 2021
DG AGRI G3 SHEEP &

GOAT
18 March 2021
PRODUCTION

Sheep slaughtering for EU

2020/2019 (up to December)
350
In '000 tonnes carcase

+ 40%
weight

20.0%
300 + 20%
14.3%
0.3% 2.0%
250 + 0%

Change(%)
-5.8% -0.8% -0.8% -4.5% -6.3% - 20%
200 -8.6%-12.7%
- 40%
114.3

150 EU - 1.8% - 60%

80.3

77.4

66.3

- 80%
100
49.1

40.0
- 100%

28.3

17.9
15.9

14.6
50

9.5
- 120%

6.6
0 - 140%
ES FR RO IE EL DE IT NL PT BG AT Others

Tonnes 2020 Change 2020/2019

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 Goat slaughtering for EU
2020/2019 (up to December)
35 + 40%
carcase weight

14.6% + 20%
30
+ 0%
25 -2.7%-4.2%-2.2%

(%)
-9.1% - 20%
-16.0% -8.2%-11.2%

Change
-22.4% -19.3%
In '000 tonnes

20 - 40%
10.15

- 60%
17.57

15
9.73

EU - 7.8% - 80%
6.13

10
- 100%
2.59

2.12

1.50

1.46

1.10

1.00
0.67
5
- 120%
0 - 140%
EL ES RO FR NL CY IT BG PT AT Others

Tonnes 2020 Change 2020/2019

 Prices
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SHEEP PRICE EU EVOLUTIO
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Evolution of EU lamb prices

700

650
€uro / 100kg/CW

600

550

500

450
2019 2020 2021

Heavy lamb EU Light lamb EU

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 Evolution of EU average heavy lamb prices

700

650
€uro / 100kg/CW

600

550

500

450

400
2019 2020 2021

Heavy lamb EU Heavy lamb EU+UK

 Heavy lamb prices week 10

800

700
€/100 kg cw

600

500

400

300

200

100
BE DE EE ES FR HR IE IT CY LV LT HU NL AT PL PT RO SI FI SE

2020 2021
 Evolution of EU average light lamb prices

650

600
€uro / 100kg/CW

550

500

450

400
2019 2020 2021
Light lamb EU
 Light lamb prices week 10

950

850

750
€/100 kg cw

650

550

450

350

250

150
BG EL ES HR IT LV HU PT SI

2020 2021
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May 21
250
350
450
550
650
750

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EU imports of sheep & goatmeat and live animals Trade
figures (COMEXT)

EU IMPORTS of Sheep & Goat (Tonnes cwe) EU IMPORTS of Sheep & Goat (Millions EUR) without UK
800
without UK
120 000
687
700

99 351
100 000

81 111 552 600

74 808
80 000 499
500
In Tonnes cwe
in Millions EUR

60 000

400

599 300
84 222 40 000
68 984 484
62 949 437
200

20 000

100
0
Jan-Dec 18 Jan-Dec 19 Jan-Dec 20
Jan-Dec 18 Jan-Dec 19 Jan-Dec 20
0

New ZealandAustraliaNorth MacedoniaArgentinaOther origins

New ZealandAustraliaNorth MacedoniaArgentinaOther origins

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 EU imports of sheep & goatmeat and live animals Trade
figures (COMEXT)

2016 2017 201 201 Jan-Dec 20 Compared

tonnes % tonnes % 8 % 9 % tonnes % to Jan-Dec 19
tonnes tonnes
New Zealand 90 949 88.4% 81 553 86.2% 84 222 84.8% 68 984 85.0% 62 949 84.1% - 8.7%
Australia 4 525 4.4% 5 515 5.8% 7 535 7.6% 5 987 7.4% 6 363 8.5% + 6.3%
North Macedonia 2 135 2.1% 2 003 2.1% 1 770 1.8% 1 683 2.1% 1 683 2.3% + 0.0%
Argentina 939 0.9% 631 0.7% 1 297 1.3% 1 448 1.8% 1 445 1.9% - 0.2%
Chile 2 269 2.2% 1 732 1.8% 1 982 2.0% 1 299 1.6% 1 244 1.7% - 4.2%
Iceland 588 0.6% 797 0.8% 894 0.9% 872 1.1% 392 0.5% - 55.1%
Other Origins 1 431 1.4% 2 345 2.5% 1 651 1.7 838 1.0 732 - 21.3%
% %
1.0%
Total (without UK) 102 836 94 577 99 351 81 111 74 808
% change - 8% + 5% - 18% - 7.8%
United Kingdom 74 515 80 774 79 004 87 479 79 685 up to Oct 20 #N/A
TRAD E X P O R TS
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Evolution of NZ exports of sheep meat to the EU)Source: Eurostat

12 000

10 000
tonnes cwe

8 000

6 000

4 000

2 000

0
Dec-19 Jan-20 Feb-20 Mar-20 Apr-20 May-20 Jun-20 Jul-20 Aug-20 Sep-20 Oct-20 Nov-20 Dec-20

NetherlandsGermanyBelgiumFranceOthers

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TRAD
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Evolution NZ Exports of sheep meat products to EU
(in tonnes cw)
Sheep legs
Other meat products

4 000
8 000
3 500
7 000

3 000
6 000

2 500
5 000

2 000
4 000

1 500 3 000

1 000 2 000

500 1 000

0 0

May-20

Nov-20
Mar-20

Aug-20
Feb-20

Sep-20
Dec-19

Dec-20
Oct-20
Apr-20
May-20
Mar-20

Aug-20

Jun-20
Feb-20

Nov-20

Jan-20
Sep-20

Dec-20
Dec-19

Oct-20
Jan-20

Apr-20

Jul-20
Jun-20

Jul-20

Fresh or chilled legsFrozen legs

Other frozen cuts
Other fresh/chilled cuts

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 Evolution of AUS exports of sheep meat to the EU

1 400

1 200
tonnes cwe

1 000

800

600

400

200

Source: Eurostat Netherlands France Germany Belgium Others

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EU exports of sheep & goatmeat and live animals
Trade figures (COMEXT
)

EU EXPORTS of Sheep & Goat (Tonnes cwe) without UK EU EXPORTS of Sheep & Goat (Millions EUR)
without UK
120 000 600

533

483
95 447 95 822 500
100 000

174
398
77 244 400
80 000
196
39 443
44 676
54

Tonnes cw

Millions EUR
145
32 200 60 000 300
69
6 767 54
7 060 51
6 871 40 000 200
106
127
17 169
145
20 000 100
11 073 58
22 142 131
9 482 54 48
926 0 3 0
Jan-Dec 18 Jan-Dec 19 Jan-Dec 20 Jan-Dec 18 Jan-Dec 19 Jan-Dec 20

Saudi ArabiaJordanLibyaIsraelOther destinations Saudi ArabiaJordanLibyaIsraelOther destinations

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 2016 2017 2018 2019 Jan-Dec 20 Compared
tonnes % tonnes % tonnes % tonnes % tonnes % to Jan-Dec 19
Saudi Arabia 62 0.1% 410 0.5% 926 1.3% 9 482 9.9% 22 142 23.1% +++
Jordan 18 465 25.2% 13 407 15.8% 11 203 15.3% 11 073 11.6% 17 169 17.9% + 55.1%
Libya 27 841 38.0% 31 938 37.5% 26 044 35.5% 23 156 24.3% 10 301 10.8% - 55.5%
Israel 3 395 4.6% 4 580 5.4% 6 871 9.4% 7 060 7.4% 6 767 7.1% - 4.1%
Switzerland 2 955 4.0% 3 822 4.5% 3 806 5.2% 3 750 3.9% 5 035 5.3% + 34.3%
Lebanon 2 901 4.0% 2 471 2.9% 4 826 6.6% 5 595 5.9% 3 851 4.0% - 31.2%
Kuwait 413 0.6% 1 086 1.3% 1 147 1.6% 2 446 2.6% 3 785 3.9% + 54.7%
Oman 768 1.0% 922 1.1% 1 561 2.1% 2 346 2.5% 2 995 3.1% + 27.6%
Qatar 485 0.7% 1 041 1.2% 723 1.0% 2 297 2.4% 2 835 3.0% + 23.4%
U.A.Emirates 673 0.9% 2 078 2.4% 2 053 2.8% 1 747 1.8% 2 828 3.0% + 61.9%
Bahrain 359 0.5% 716 0.8% 336 0.5% 1 329 1.4% 2 264 2.4% + 70.4%
Hong Kong 1 678 2.3% 5 746 6.8% 2 641 3.6% 2 861 3.0% 2 185 2.3% - 23.6%
Canada 431 0.6% 1 289 1.5% 1 579 2.2% 1 893 2.0% 1 758 1.8% - 7.1%
Turkey 361 0.5% 3 071 3.6% 2 547 3.5% 2 642 2.8% 1 633 1.7% - 38.2%
Ivory Coast 1 588 2.2% 1 383 1.6% 1 259 1.7% 702 0.7% 1 229 1.3% + 75.0%
Other Destinations 10 960 14.9% 11 153 13.1% 9 724 13.3% 17 069 17.9% 9 045 9.4%
Total (without UK) 73 335 85 113 77 244 95 447 95 822
% change + 16% - 9% + 24% + 0.4%
United Kingdom 28 580 30 473 30 242 28 444 25 788 up to Oct 20 #N/A
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Evolution EU exports of live sheep
(Excluding pure-bred breeding)
3500

3000
(Qty in 1000 heads)

1 226
1 111
2500

859
2000

889
954
171

85

1500

1928

1913
1889
1813

1000 1767

1494
1428
500

0
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Live AdultsLive Lambs

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991 642
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Main Importers of SHEEP&GOAT Products (up to December).

China + H. Kong

450

China + H. Kong
400

United Kingdom HMRC (up to Nov)

United Kingdom HMRC (up to Nov)

350

Qty in 1000 Tonnes pw

300

United States
250
United States

Malaysia (up to Nov)

Malaysia (up to Nov)
200
EU

EU
150

100

50

0
2019 (up to December). 2020 (up to December).

Source : GTA Excl. Live animals

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MARKE
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Main Exporters of SHEEP&GOAT Products (up to December).

600
Australia

United Kingdom HMRC (up to Nov)

500

United Kingdom HMRC (up to Nov)

Australia

Qty in 1000 Tonnes pw

New Zealand
New Zealand

400

300

200

United States
United States

Uruguay
Uruguay

100

EU
EU

0
2019 (up to December). 2020 (up to December).

Source : GTA Excl. Live animals

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