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Weekly kill: Weather again the key focus for upcoming cattle supply

WEATHER is again shaping as the key influence in processor access to slaughter cattle over the next ten days, with BOM reporting the likelihood of more big rain across large parts of NSW, southwest Queensland into the Channel Country and across parts of Victoria.

BOM’s eight day outlook pictured below (click on image to enlarge) shows falls of 50-100mm (coloured in aqua) across a vast part of NSW and southern zones of QLD, and further south.

Processors say it is likely to significantly impact supply for the following week, in regions where rain falls – especially on top of already…

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