WIDESPREAD rain over the past three weeks has had a considerable direct and indirect impact on slaughter cattle pricing and availability this week.
With only three working weeks left for the 2023 season for many processors, some Queensland operators have lifted their public grids by 20-30c/kg since Friday, while many southern processors are up 10-15c, as gaps in kill rosters suddenly appear.
Part of that is evidently due to suppliers who had booked cattle earlier for direct consignment on a grid slot only (no price attached), now withdrawing stock. That’s left processors in something of…
