POCKETS of rain of 25-50mm in parts of eastern Queensland and NSW over the past week were not enough to seriously impact processing operations, but have had some effect on young cattle and feeder prices in the paddock and saleyards.
A few consignments of slaughter cattle have been postponed this week due to rain, but not enough to impact processing schedules, companies told Beef Central.
Most of the positive benefit appears to been in delivering a little hope to producers growing increasingly alarmed about the seasonal outlook.
“It’s great for producer sentiment, but they’ll need…
