Beef prices fall by up to 20c/kg in first major downturn in nine months

Cow prices have taken an even heavier tumble than prime beef, with quotes down by 40-45c/kg
Beef prices fall by up to 20c/kg in first major downturn in nine months

Quoted prices are being cut by between 15c/kg and 20c/kg across the main categories as steer, heifer and young bull prices are hit by disappointing cuts at a critical time of the year for finishers.

Beef processors are exerting downward pressure on the prices this week in the first serious downturn to the trade in nearly nine months.

The quoted prices are being cut by between 15c/kg and 20c/kg across the main categories as steer, heifer and young bull prices are hit by disappointing cuts at a critical time of the year for finishers.

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