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Good feed levels in South Canterbury allowed farmers to retain lighter lambs rather than offer them up at their on-farm sales.

Despite the turmoil that descended on global markets in the wake of covid-19, farm gate prices for sheep and beef have weathered the storm.

AgriHQ analyst Nicola Dennis takes us through last week’s Livestock Insight reports looking at the RCEP agreement, easing slaughter prices and shippinAgriHQ analyst Nicola Dennis takes us through last week’s Livestock Insight reports looking at the RCEP agreement, easing slaughter prices and shipping concerns. 

Join AgriHQ analysts Suz Bremner and Nicola Dennis along with Weather Watch’s Phil Duncan as they discuss grass. More specifically, how the late grass market has affected store stock prices. And the chances that the good green stuff sticks around.

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Another week of on-farm sheep sales covered a much broader area of the South Island, spreading from Marlborough down to South Canterbury.

The on-farm sale scene is not only reserved for sheep, as they also grow in popularity for South Island cattle breeders and farmers. Recent sales have been well-supported as buyers appreciate being able to purchase high volumes of good quality stock in ‘clean’ lines. 

AgriHQ analyst Nicola Dennis takes us through last week’s Livestock Insight reports looking at the Chinese market, the over- and under-priced store stock and what the covid19 vaccine is doing to the NZ dollar.

Spring lambs are showing up at processing plants and in the store pens, but in many cases it’s more of a trickle than a flow. On-farm feed conditions are influencing buying and selling patterns. While slaughter rates are tight, good feed levels don’t appear to be giving farmers the confidence to step into the store market.

Buyers packed their gumboots and headed out onto Canterbury farms for another round of sheep sales. A high volume of prime and store lambs, as well as cast-for-age ewes made the trip to the farms worthwhile and let’s face it, who doesn’t like a jaunt into the countryside?

AgriHQ analyst Nicola Dennis takes us through last week’s Livestock Insight reports looking at bad intel from the global press, our reliance on the US beef market and that academic paper that wants to axe NZ beef breeding cows.