Reduced supply the main factor behind unseasonally buoyant lamb markets

Tighter supply, including a 27% lower August supply (compared to last year) from north of the border helps to explain buoyant lamb markets.
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SUBSCRIBEThe unusual lamb markets of 2020 continue, but sheep farmers have no cause to complain.
Instead, they are finding it hard to believe that the market could be so buoyant at this time of year, and are enjoying the upward price trend.
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