Where is the Lamb Price Going?

摘要

The backend of 2012 was dominated by the poor lamb price and we shared the frustration of members up and down the country facing low market returns and the worrying prospect of not being able to cover the cost of production. While it is impossible to know exactly what will happen in 2013, can we look forward with some confidence? The answer from all quarters seems to be that it depends entirely on the weather - an improvement on the last 12 months is essential, not just for the lamb price butfor everyone's sanity as well. The weather experts will tell you 2012 was not as wet as 1852, but in terms of official Met Office statistics, 2012 was the wettest year since records began in England and the second wettest year for the UK as a whole - seetables.