Beef Report: Factory intake rises on higher prices and grass scarcity

The processors' approach this week is to begin a clawback of the ground on prices which they conceded earlier in the month to secure supplies
Most of the stock going through the factories' kill line this week is expected to hold last week's prices.

Most of the stock going through the factories' kill line this week is expected to hold last week's prices.

The heatwave sunshine has dulled across the landscape, and so too is the brighter look on the beef prices at the factories that shone over the past few weeks as supply continues to increase.

Intake last week was up 2,700 head on the previous week, and 5,000 head on 2025, with a combination of availing of higher prices and grass scarcity bringing out stock.

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