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Beef prices down for the first time in months

Could this mark the end in a period of upward trajectory for all prime cattle prices? Or is it a minor blip?

Chris Brayford
clock • 2 min read
"The whole world is short of beef. And people are realising beef is good for you and not this fake meat stuff in supermarkets."
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"The whole world is short of beef. And people are realising beef is good for you and not this fake meat stuff in supermarkets."

All prime cattle prices have dropped for the first time in months at auction marts in England and Wales this week. Figures from the Livestock Auctioneers' Association revealed that average beef prices...

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