Lamb and mutton enjoy record year despite crippling drought

Vernon Graham
December 17 2019 - 10:00am
FORBES RECORD: Forbes saleyards currently holds the national record for lamb prices at $355 a head.
FORBES RECORD: Forbes saleyards currently holds the national record for lamb prices at $355 a head.

The Australian sheepmeat sector has enjoyed a remarkable year topped by heavy lambs hitting a new national peak of $355 at Forbes in central west NSW in mid-July.

Vernon Graham

Vernon Graham

National machinery and property writer

Former editor of The Land, former Fairfax Media Agricultural Editor

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