Mince demand brings optimism on cull cows
Farmers are following trade closely this month to gauge whether a rising cull cow market is set to break more records or merely tick along. Trade opened
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Farmers are following trade closely this month to gauge whether a rising cull cow market is set to break more records or merely tick along. Trade opened
Farmers cash stores early as trade lifts £100 on year >More in © Tim Scrivener Some finishers have been forced to buy younger cattle because rising straw costs and a buoyant beef market have brought cattle on to the market earlier in the West. January’s two-year-old continental steer and heifer averages from the AHDB levelled at £1,159 and £1,092, respectively, up £124 and £114 on the year. Trade suggests finishers are confident of margins being made on expensive stores. The AHDB outlook has predicted a 5% fall in UK beef ...