Wet weather is like music to the ears of the factory bosses

They'll argue that cutting the quoted prices by up to 10 cents/kg for this week is justified because of the market conditions.

The surge in the supply of stock to the processing plants last week was indicative of the consequences of the poor weather conditions for stock on land

Any shred of optimism that the beef prices at the factories had steadied ahead of the peak weeks for the Autumn kill has been buried with the aid of the downpours of rain around the country.

Wet Autumn weather is like sweet music to the ears of the factory bosses anxious to get prices down for the busiest intake weeks of the year which usually fall during late September and October.