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Mutton cracks $9/kg for the first time
Key takeaways
- It was a big week for mutton prices.
- At Wagga Wagga on Thursday, the local market report said sheep prices reached "new heights across various classes, with many in the yarding surpassing the 1,000c/kg [cwt] mark".
- "Heavy ewes sold for prices ranging from $255 to $396 a head, averaging 1,009c/kg carcass weight," the report said.
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It was a big week for mutton prices. (ABC Landline)
Link copied Share Share article Sheep have never been more expensive in Australia than right now, with the national mutton indicator surging beyond 900 cents a kilogram for the first time.
At Wagga Wagga on Thursday, the local market report said sheep prices reached "new heights across various classes, with many in the yarding surpassing the 1,000c/kg [cwt] mark".
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