Grass fever demand forces national slaughter rate down

Bryce Eishold
Updated May 25 2020 - 12:46pm, first published May 22 2020 - 6:30am
LOOKING AHEAD: Lamb producer Tim Leeming, Pigeon Ponds, says supplementary feed costs will most likely ease following a good start to autumn.
LOOKING AHEAD: Lamb producer Tim Leeming, Pigeon Ponds, says supplementary feed costs will most likely ease following a good start to autumn.

Victorians are opting to hold onto excess breeding stock on the back of a strong autumn start, as hungry NSW and Queensland producers look to southern Australia to restock.

Bryce Eishold

Bryce Eishold

Senior Journalist

Bryce is a senior journalist with Australian Community Media's Stock & Land where he reports on all aspects of agriculture. Bryce is also the president of the Rural Press Club of Victoria. Email Bryce at bryce.eishold@stockandland.com.au.

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