Beef
Factory quotes: Beef prices remain firm this week
After a number of weeks of price cuts across the board for beef cattle, this week’s factory quotes sees prices...
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Beef
Factory quotes: Further cuts to base price seen this week
This week’s factory quotes for finished beef cattle sees a reduction in base price for the third consecutive week. Factory...
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Factory quotes: Beef price offerings tighten further
This week’s factory quotes see a further 5c/kg taken off the price offering for cattle at most beef processing outlets....
Beef
Factory quotes: Top prices hold but others back 5c/kg
Factory quotes for beef cattle see the top price quotes from last week remain available this week, despite a number...
Beef
Factory quotes: Will beef trade see sheep-like price surges?
The past two months have seen an explosive trade for finished store lambs, with prices rising on a weekly basis...
Beef
Factory quotes: Beef price steady at most sites this week
This week’s factory quotes have seen beef prices holding steady at most processing outlets, despite speculation last week on possible...
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Factory quotes: Trade steady despite talk of 5c/kg drop
This week’s factory quotes for beef cattle has seen some talk from procurement staff about the base price for prime...
Beef
Factory quotes: No change in prices or weather this week
After four weeks of slight upward movement in the prices being paid for finished cattle, it seems most outlets have...
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Beef
Factory quotes: Beef price edges up again this week
This week’s factory beef price quotes have seen price offerings increase again, with an additional 5c/kg on offer at the...
Beef
Factory quotes: 5c/kg beef price rises seen at many sites
This week’s factory quotes have seen the lower price quotes continue to edge up with 5c/kg increases in price quotes...
Beef
Factory quotes: Lower prices move up as supplies tighten
Looking at this week’s factory quotes, the lower price quotes from last week have moved up, while the average and...
Beef
Factory quotes: Prices edge up as 3 short weeks approach
This week’s factory quotes have seen beef price increase by 5c/kg in a few cases, but the majority of processors...
Beef
Factory quotes: 'Numbers to get tight in the next few weeks'
Factory quotes this week (beginning Monday, March 4) come before an expected reduction in the supply of cattle in the...
Beef
Have beef prices peaked or is there more to come this year?
This month saw increases in beef prices stall after moving up by approximately 50c/kg since last November, and many farmers...
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Factory quotes: How is the beef trade looking this week?
This week’s factory quotes for beef see some level of pressure applied to the higher cow prices, as the quotes...
Beef
Factory quotes: Cow prices slip but prime cattle steady
This week’s factory quotes see some of the stronger cow prices take a wrap at the larger cow-buying outlets, but...
Beef
Factory quotes: Processors move to tighten cattle trade
The message from most factory cattle procurement staff this week seems to be that things are tightening a little at...
Beef
Factory quotes: Higher cattle supplies sees price rises stall
Strong supplies of factory cattle throughout January coupled with the February bank holiday on Monday, February 5, and four-day-kills at...