Timber usage slows significantly
Aside from the obvious challenges brought on by Cyclone Gabrielle, harvesting crews equipment has also been destroyed.
NZ can bless the rains down in America
Stratospheric cow slaughter tallies have essentially clogged US beef supply for a while, but the drought there has broken – and that’s good news for bull farmers in New Zealand.
Selling livestock: it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish
With this much grass waving in the paddocks, there is bound to be a knock-on effect down the line – and it’s already showing up at the processing end of things.
Are light store lambs worth the gamble?
At the end of the day, when the numbers are crunched and the jitters tabulated, buyers of store lambs coming in shy of 25kg should have a dollar to show for their trade when they cash out come April.
Sainsbury lamb leg price explained
The odds of all the lamb legs being solely from NZ are slim.
Less to bleat about, but beef feels heat
Beef is around the middle of the pack when it comes to cost, usually below lamb, venison, and some seafoods, but above chicken and pork.
Lamb feels the chill of global winds
Key drivers of recent record prices fall away, leaving sector stalled for now.
Split in the store market
Differences at processor at root of divergence in sheep and beef markets.
A look at lamb markets around the world
It’s not all sunshine and rainbows for livestock producers in other countries as processing challenges, politics and the weather take their toll.
Why are store lambs underpriced?
The store lamb markets have a distinctly different look and feel compared with last year. Back then, prices…