Why factory beef price increases look inevitable
‘The number of beef cattle coming from ordinary farmer producers is relatively small at the moment, with factories now dependent on bigger feeders, feedlots and mart purchases to keep them supplied’ Photo: Getty
Sometimes you’d feel that bank holidays were created specifically to help the processors limit the availability of price information.
By the time I had finished my long round of enquiries I was left with this conclusion: while there is a general consensus that factory prices are hardening, some plants continue to insist on quoting up to 10c/kg below what they are actually prepared to pay.
