{"id":6768,"date":"2026-07-08T09:45:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T09:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meatpromotion.wales\/?p=6768"},"modified":"2026-07-08T09:49:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T09:49:37","slug":"supply-constraints-continue-to-underpin-lamb-markets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meatpromotion.wales\/en\/newsroom\/supply-constraints-continue-to-underpin-lamb-markets\/","title":{"rendered":"Supply constraints continue to underpin lamb markets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">HCC\u2019s\u00a0Market Bulletin\u00a0for\u00a0June\u00a0provides\u00a0sheep sector\u00a0insight,\u00a0focusing on\u00a0current supply,\u00a0trade\u00a0and demand trends.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Key points:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"14\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:2880,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lamb prices\u00a0have\u00a0continued\u00a0to\u00a0perform strongly during the first half of the year\u00a0due to supply constraints\u00a0and strong demand.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559685&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"14\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:2880,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Supply is expected\u00a0to remain\u00a0relatively\u00a0tight\u00a0during the second half of the year,\u00a0because of\u00a0a smaller\u00a0lamb crop.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559685&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"14\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:2880,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Export demand\u00a0remains\u00a0supportive, accounting for around one-third of production.\u00a0Tighter supplies across\u00a0several\u00a0major exporting nations\u00a0is\u00a0helping to support\u00a0international\u00a0sheepmeat\u00a0markets.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559685&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"14\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:2880,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Looking ahead,\u00a0maintaining\u00a0competitiveness in export markets, while ensuring consumers\u00a0recognise\u00a0the quality, nutritional benefits and versatility of lamb, will\u00a0be key.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559685&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For the full analysis,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/m365.eu.vadesecure.com\/safeproxy\/v4?f=PuGEgGoEHER8hja_QAPEW2cz2dfvRkglQWW40XHmKPJnaE86kf45B_ZRUpbvr0-9&amp;i=7vnVtnwesX3JAx4F-fS2kjcnxr-5_ithSDcCaaT9e_Q-6PS-7OSggafSEKr3LCYPj034rplMI1WSO3XEnAffAA&amp;k=ox50&amp;r=Iogr2mXIxMIMCsLH5jOcwDnGjtXuDZNTRDqZh7FmTtRkmmiQVz3-SU_qky7oHWER&amp;s=42b652eb9a61c2056f9a95937989031da7f84f4f9c274b9334c807812ecadb7d&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmeatpromotion.wales%2Fen%2Fmarket-intelligence%2Fmarket-bulletin%2F\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">click HERE<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202fto read the Market Bulletin for\u00a0June. It also includes a monthly market round-up on recent prices for cattle,\u00a0sheep\u00a0and pigs, as well as a call for\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">feedback\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">on\u00a0the Market Bulletin. Let us know\u00a0what you would like us to\u00a0cover in the future\u00a0by completing this\u00a0short survey:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/BulletinReview\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Holiadur Bwletin y Farchnad HCC Market Bulletin Survey 2026<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HCC\u2019s\u00a0Market Bulletin\u00a0for\u00a0June\u00a0provides\u00a0sheep sector\u00a0insight,\u00a0focusing on\u00a0current supply,\u00a0trade\u00a0and demand trends.\u00a0\u00a0 Key points:\u00a0 Lamb prices\u00a0have\u00a0continued\u00a0to\u00a0perform strongly during the first half of the year\u00a0due to supply constraints\u00a0and strong demand.\u00a0\u00a0 Supply is expected\u00a0to remain\u00a0relatively\u00a0tight\u00a0during the second half of the year,\u00a0because of\u00a0a smaller\u00a0lamb crop.\u00a0\u00a0 Export demand\u00a0remains\u00a0supportive, accounting for around one-third of production.\u00a0Tighter supplies across\u00a0several\u00a0major exporting nations\u00a0is\u00a0helping to support\u00a0international\u00a0sheepmeat\u00a0markets.\u00a0\u00a0 Looking ahead,\u00a0maintaining\u00a0competitiveness in export &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/meatpromotion.wales\/en\/newsroom\/supply-constraints-continue-to-underpin-lamb-markets\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":1153,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6768","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-supply-chain"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Supply constraints continue to underpin lamb markets - Hybu Cig Cymru<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Hybu Cig Cymru- Meat Promotion Wales. 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