date:Jun 19, 2014
ile the ewe flock contracted by 2%.
Speaking at the launch of the publication, Iain Macdonald, QMS economics analyst, said producers had struggled, due to poor weather in 2012, with harsh weather continuing through to May 2013.
Scottish red meat production in 2013 dropped 11% on 2012, with abattoir output down 10%. Slaughterings dropped across the beef, sheep and pig sectors. The profile noted: Cattle slaughterings at Scottish abattoirs fell 1% to 474,000 head, and the total volume of beef pr