Scottieprecord From United States of America, joined Jul 2004, 1363 posts, RR: 12 Reply 2, posted (6 years 1 month 1 week 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 2298 times:
The Americans once had the advantage in the past, but due to genetic changes by the Australians, many critics find that they now have the advantage. American lamb is tougher and chewier... And the taste of Australian lamb is spot-on perfect!
Dougloid From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 3, posted (6 years 1 month 1 week 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 2292 times:
It's not popular here for home consumption, and I do not remember the last time I saw lamb in the supermarket. I suspect a lot of it is exported or goes to the ethnic market. As a general index of its popularity here are some slaughter figures for St. Joe for the week of March 24
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St. Joseph, MO Thu Apr 05, 2007 USDA Market News
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, March 24, 2007
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 123,744 3,384 404,156 11,808 2,524 291 255
Tuesday 124,342 3,505 414,901 11,039 2,309 173 201
Wednesday 124,807 2,680 414,165 11,449 2,043 307 186
Thursday 123,592 2,647 412,852 10,943 2,425 186 204
Friday 119,129 3,069 406,670 9,675 1,567 262 165
Saturday 20,643 1 47,843 6,604 55 0 0
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Total 636,257 15,286 2,100,587 61,518 10,923 1,219 1,011
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%Steers 50.9 %Barrows & Gilts 96.4 %Lambs & Yearlings 96.4
%Heifers 30.4 %Sows 3.1 %Mature Sheep 3.6
%Cows 17.0 %Boars 0.5
%Bulls 1.7
Here's some tonnage reports for the same week.
Meat Production, Live Weight and Dressed Weight, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, March 24, 2007
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
It was a lot more popular when I was a kid (no pun intended) and mother made a big to do of leg of lamb at Easter. I've always hated mint jelly because of that.
Well, to each his own I guess...Mom was also big on making Scotch broth with mutton.
Yep. Way ahead of the others. New Zealand is probably the only place on earth where I could mention I grew up on Romney Marsh and they're really interested.
She's as nervous as a very small nun at a penguin shoot.
KaiGywer From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 12022 posts, RR: 43 Reply 9, posted (6 years 1 month 1 week 3 days 15 hours ago) and read 2230 times:
Wow, 8 replies and no GKirk reference yet? What the hell is this place coming to?
Dougloid From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 10, posted (6 years 1 month 1 week 3 days 13 hours ago) and read 2213 times:
Quoting Melpax (Reply 7): Quoting StealthZ (Reply 6):
Am I the only one that sees the irony in someone using the name SoylentGreen asking what kind of lamb people prefer?
It's proably what they feed to the American lambs.
You betray your ignorance. Lambs and sheep are raised on grass, even here in the states. We raise them primarily for fiber.
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