Looks like best ever year for lamb sales

THE upward price trend in the lamb trade has been maintained this week.

Prices have improved as much as 5 cent/kg, and price variation between factories has narrowed, in another very positive week for sheep farmers, likely to copper-fasten 2011 as their best year ever, after many difficulties over the past decade.

Moyvalley Meats offers an all-in 490 cent/kg (175p/lb) and Kepak (Athleague) quotes 485 cent/kg plus bonus for quality. All other plants offer 485 cent/kg plus the quality bonus.