The lambs started to be sold on the occasion of the Easter holidays, the sale price being, currently, in Gorj county, between 40 and 45 lei.
“The lambs are bigger because Easter is celebrated later this year. “The lambs are bigger because Easter is later than other years. The price is 23 lei per kilogram live, and slaughtered is 40 lei”, said Ioan Corneliu Elena, a sheep breeder from the Tismana area, Gorj county, and a founding member of the TIS Animal Agricultural Cooperative.
High demand from Arab countries
The price is high for lamb meat also because the demand is much higher from the Arab countries compared to previous years.
“The demand from Arab countries is very high, they buy live, at the price of 23 lei per kilogram. It is convenient for us because we sell in large quantities.
Our association will deliver approximately 10,000 heads to the Arab countries. The most important deliveries will be made in the summer, when it is Ramadan. The demand for Arab countries is much higher compared to previous years”, said the sheep breeder from Tismana.
He said requests have also come in to deliver lambs to Italy, Germany and the Netherlands.
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