A member of the American Lamb Board says U.S. lamb sales are up 25% and more producers are needed to meet the demand.
Peter Camino, a lamb producer in Wyoming, says the increase started with the pandemic when high end restaurants and cruise ships were closed.
“So, they started pushing them into the local grocery stores, food chains. That’s when the American Lamb Board stepped in and we started promoting lamb through the grocery stores.”
He says lamb burger sales are up 40% and there’s just not enough supply of American lamb, that’s why more producers are needed.
