Beef prices edge upwards - but only in fractions

Weekly intake has now slipped more than 5,000 head behind 2022.
Beef prices edge upwards - but only in fractions

Weekly intake has now slipped more than 5,000 head behind 2022.

Although the demand for finished animals at the factories remains strong, any upward movement in the prices is being measured out in fractions of a cent by the bosses at the processing plants.

The weekly intake has now slipped more than 5,000 head behind 2022, which must be a concern for the processors, and the year-to-date supply deficit, compared to last year, continues to increase.

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