Lower prices at factories after producer resistance
Farmer paysheet returns show that the smaller processors continued to pay the strongest prices for stock, paying an average of 3c/kg (1p/lb) more than the larger processing groups for similar grade animals.
Nearly half of the factories paid at least 283c/kg (101p/lb) for R4L bullocks, with most of the remainder above 280c/kg (100p/lb) below which there were two factories.