THERE’S been a solid rise in domestic wholesale beef prices recently, with many popular cuts and grinding meat now 15-20 percent higher in value than they were in December.
That’s come despite a sharp rise in production during February and early March, with some recent weekly national beef kills hitting four-year highs above 128,000 head.
Barbecue cuts remain in strong demand, and will continue to do so up to Easter, before non-grilling winter cuts start to come back into greater demand, one domestic meat trader told Beef Central this morning.
Retail prices – either in supermarkets…
