Bad weather driving down price of stores
Trade for forward to beef animals remain strong
'Prices for forward to beef animals remained strong last week and yearling bullocks from 300-350kgs were improved, but stores for grass from 450-600kg were down'. Photo: Roger Jones
Every conversation on the phone, in the street, in the office and maybe even in your sleep is now dominated by the weather.
And the farming population is on the front line when it comes to the weather, with the livestock business at this time of year built on the need for field conditions, soil temperatures and grass growth to be at level that allows for stock to be out on a permanent basis.
