Sweden! - International Federation of Agricultural Journalists
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Sweden! - International Federation of Agricultural Journalists
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SOLUTIONS FOR A GREEN FUTURE 27<br />
kilo to the farmer during the periods that<br />
precedes the three high points <strong>of</strong> the year.<br />
Abattoirs and meat companies<br />
Finnish-owned Scan leads the market, accounting<br />
for over half <strong>of</strong> all lamb slaughters.<br />
In 2010, a total <strong>of</strong> 257,000 lambs and<br />
sheep were slaughtered in <strong>Sweden</strong>, which<br />
is 50,000 more than in 2000.<br />
Import and export<br />
The import grew by 13.7 percent in 2009.<br />
In total, 9,700 tons <strong>of</strong> mutton and lamb<br />
meat were imported in that year, which<br />
accounted for two-thirds <strong>of</strong> <strong>Sweden</strong>’s consumption.<br />
New Zealand was the largest exporter,<br />
followed by Ireland. <strong>Sweden</strong>’s exports were<br />
195 tons in 2009. l<br />
Contacts<br />
Svenska Fåravelsförbundet (www.faravelsforbundet.com), telephone: +46 (0)18 317200. <strong>Sweden</strong>’s Sheep<br />
Breeding League.<br />
Sveriges Lammproducenter (www.lammproducenterna.org) – <strong>Sweden</strong>’s Lamb Producers Association<br />
Sveriges Djurbönder (www.sverigesdjurbonder.se) Association for farmers with cattle, pigs, sheep and<br />
lambs. It has approximately 16,000 members.<br />
LRF (www.lrf.se) – The <strong>Federation</strong> <strong>of</strong> Swedish Farmers<br />
Scan (www.scan.se) – <strong>Sweden</strong>’s largest meat company, owned largely by Finland’s HK Scan.<br />
Jordbruksverket (www.jordbruksverket.se) telephone: +46 (0)36 155000. Swedish Board <strong>of</strong> Agriculture
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