Sheep Industry News March 2022

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Changes at Auction Markets APPLIES TO ANIMALS SOLD THROUGH AUCTIONS, Xy!mÇ(XyJ ² m0 ªy² ة ßX(0„ غ „ymXy0 ² m0² ة y( SALES AT SHOWS AND FAIRS While the American Lamb Checkoff rate is not changing, howmandatory assessments collected for animals sold through auctions (“market agencies”) are. ɐƧɈǞȌȁȺ ɩǞǶǶ ȁȌɩ ƧȌǶǶƵƧɈ ƦȌɈǘ ǶǞɨƵ ɩƵǞǐǘɈ ƊȺȺƵȺȺǿƵȁɈȺ ƊȁƮ ȯƵȲ ǘƵƊƮ ـ ˛ȲȺɈ ǘƊȁƮǶƵȲ ف assessments as of January 21, 2022. The date for auctions to begin submitting these assessments is March 22, 2022, allowing time for system adjustments. If a producer or ǏƵƵƮƵȲ ȺƵǶǶȺ ƊȁǞǿƊǶȺ ɈȌ Ɗ ˛ȲȺɈ ǘƊȁƮǶƵȲ ƊȁƮ ǘƊȺ ƊǶȲƵƊƮɯ ȯƊǞƮ ɈǘƵ ƧǘƵƧDzȌǏǏ ƊɈ Ɗȁ ƊɐƧɈǞȌȁ ة Ɗ refund will be made with proper documentation. ALB listened to industry input, which resulted in these changes in order to maintain a fair ƊȁƮ ƵǏ˛ƧǞƵȁɈ ǿƊȁƮƊɈȌȲɯ ǿƵȲǞƧƊȁ mƊǿƦ !ǘƵƧDzȌǏǏ ǏȌȲ ɈǘƵ ƵȁɈǞȲƵ ǞȁƮɐȺɈȲɯ ƊȁƮ ɈȌ ȲƵƮɐƧƵ the burden on those collecting it.

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