Scottish farmers enjoy strong trade for prime sheep : vimars

Scottish farmers enjoy strong trade for prime sheep
© Michal Wachucik
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Farmers and crofters are enjoying strong trade for sheep with prices for prime stock trading 20% higher than this time last year.
According to red meat levy body Quality Meat Scotland (QMS), farmgate prices for prime sheep, since the start of 2021, have been some of the highest on record.
The average price for old season lambs sold at Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ (ANM) Thainstone Centre, near Inverurie, on Thursday was 281.3p per kg. The sale topped at 350p per kg and the sale average compares to 242.8p per kg at the equivalent sale on March 12, 2020.

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