Farmer's Weekly

Except for pork, meat prices traded lower this past month

This piece considers the dynamics in the livestock industry to explore what price trends could look like over the coming weeks.

BEEF

Class A carcass beef prices held firm, hovering around the R55/kg mark since the second week of January and continuing post-Easter. This trend exhibited a departure from the historical post-festive season downward trend, which typically reversed due to the Easter holiday-induced demand. We are of the

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