AGRICULTURE NEWS - “Grade A carcasses currently sell at about R97,84/kg, which is still 11% higher than they were at the same time last year. Grade C [carcasses] are selling at R76,61/kg, which is 12% higher than the [corresponding period] in 2021.
“The high prices are largely [the result of] limited supply due to high rainfall in the main sheep-production areas of South Africa. This has made it difficult for producers to get the animals ready for market,” Van der Merwe explained.
According to Van der Merwe, the current decrease in mutton and lamb prices had to be measured against the extremely high prices that were achieved earlier.
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