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Selling Karoo lamb direct — the premium is real
By Johan Botha
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14 April 2026
A whole Karoo lamb through the abattoir agent gets you about R1,200. Selling direct on this app I get R1,800. That's a 50% premium. Buyers pay it because they know it's genuine free-range Karoo lamb, not feedlot. I vacuum-pack the cuts myself (machine cost R3,500) and buyers collect from the farm. Started with 2 lambs per month, now doing 10.
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