Picky processors putting pressure on price
It’s quality and supply, not diminished demand, which is pushing lamb prices down as buyers start to be selective. Team this with reports of processors
It’s quality and supply, not diminished demand, which is pushing lamb prices down as buyers start to be selective. Team this with reports of processors
A notable mix of quality at saleyards is causing an erratic market and dragging down lamb price indicators. Supply to processors is far exceeding seasonal
The quarterly Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) livestock slaughter and production data dropped late last week. There were a few surprises on the lamb front,
The cheaper direction settled in this week with prices for most categories of lamb and sheep pushing lower. With supply exceeding normal bounds for this
Lamb consumption tends to be influenced by ethnic, cultural, and religious drivers, which can create a highly seasonal pattern of demand. The question is at
It’s been a rough week that has left sellers feeling sheepish. Prices tumbled across all categories of lamb and mutton. Slaughter numbers are holding strong
We saw Richie Benaud on Meat and Livestock Australia’s annual January Lamb ad a few year’s ago, but the title of this article on lamb
Right now, the lamb market is heading in a few different directions. On one hand trade lambs are abundant which is dragging the price down.
The early and quite widespread autumn break gave a confidence boost to lamb prices throughout April, but despite the rain continuing, the market strength has
Processors were kept busy last week with the full work week, as East Coast lamb slaughter reached 377k head , the highest number since May
Back in December mutton prices tanked to their lowest levels since 2016. Increased supply was largely to blame for the mutton decline, but we’ve seen
Saleyard lamb supply has been trending lower than last year since early March, driven by the onset of rain, and falling prices. However, this week
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