View from the rostrum: Meg Elliott - Trade begins to strengthen

Meg Elliott on the rise in prices for stock

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After a steady start to the year the trade for dairy cows through February has continued to harden with the best yet again tipping the £3,000 mark. "What has changed?" You might ask, to explain the...

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