Latest beef market updates: Deadweight beef prices break through 700p/kg

Squeezed supplies have seen a near 40% rise in cattle deadweight prices, with GB steer prices now above 700p/kg

Alex Black
Deputy Editor
clock • 9 min read
Latest beef market updates: Deadweight beef prices break through 700p/kg

Deadweight beef prices have broken through the 700p/kg threshold, with a near 40% increase in cattle deadweight prices over the past nine months. Beef prices have continued to rise across the UK as...

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