All sizzle,
no fizzle
the state of
the Industry
keeping pace with the meat case
lamb sales
Lamb sales at retail surpassed the half-billion dollar mark in August, weighing in at $545,038,148, according to IRI retail sales data.
That represents a 4.6% increase from a year ago, 20.9% compared with two years ago and 38.3% compared with two years ago, IRI data suggest.
The category is mirroring the larger trend in meat case sales, with dollar sales up while volume is down.
August 2022 sales data shows 57,998,731 pounds of lamb sold, down 4.2% compared with a year ago. However, pounds sold are up 4.4% compared with two years ago and up 14.8% compared with three years ago.
U.S. lamb exports continue to trend higher, the U.S. Meat Export Federation reported in August.
In May, the Sheep Discovery Center opened, bringing together producers from six states to create a sustainable agriculture center to focus on sharpening best practices in the lamb industry.
By Andy Hanacek
editor-in-chief
Not only has John Soules Foods experienced high-flying success with record sales and new-product development over the past 18 months, but it also built a highly automated, state-of-the-art processing plant in Valley, Ala., to push the company even higher.
Dollar sales post gains, while pounds sold decline.
By Fred Wilkinson
chief editor
