Italy declared a nationwide quarantine, while Austria and Slovenia closed their borders to those arriving from the viral cluster.

However, merchandise trade still works - in principle. Now it's up to the movers and drivers.

“Easter is still far away, but now I am very excited. I have 250 lambs, I expect another 450 sheep by May, my whole life depends on their sale. Where am I going to sell animals now? ” - Sandor Kasha, one of the country's famous farmers, asks a question.

Geza Chomai, a board member of the Hungarian Sheep and Goat Association, sees a partial solution to the problem. There is no doubt that the entire amount offered for sale cannot be placed on the market, and the rest will be sold only at reduced prices or live weight.

In his opinion, if the lambs were allowed to be sold, only half had to be realized, but that would not have worked completely for Italy. With good organization, it will probably be possible to create border crossing points where trucks can be converted to transport animals in strict medical conditions.

We also need to think about how many of our slaughterhouses can be converted very quickly into non-stop slaughter of sheep, as this will lead to the freezing of meat to a more favorable market situation.

• The sheep welfare scheme, which was introduced in 2016 and is designed for the period until 2020, allowed to increase profitability and increase production in this sector. Meanwhile, average sheep farming loans in Ireland are just under € 20,000, and investments in this sector are small.
• The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) has stated that there is currently a high demand for lamb due to the approach of Easter and Ramadan.
• Today, the government of the Republic of Buryatia has a solution to an important issue - to work out all the nuances of halal-type mutton export to the market of such a state as Pakistan.