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OPINION: It's not all doom and gloom as livestock prices remain buoyant

Early breeding sheep sales, dairy sales and an improved beef market indicate that there is underlying confidence in the livestock sector. Farmers Guardian’s head of livestock highlights some recent sales

Angela Calvert
Head of Livestock, Shows and Sales
clock • 2 min read
OPINION: It's not all doom and gloom as livestock prices remain buoyant

Part of my job at Farmers Guardian is managing the sales and markets pages and dealing with the reports which come in from auction marts up and down the country. These follow a regular pattern throughout...

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