Lamb prices crash as supply chain succumbs to coronavirus pressure

Livestock auctions have reported a 36 per cent drop in lamb price on the week after recent periods of high throughput and strong trade, with Covid-19 weighing on the supply chain. 

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
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Lamb prices crash as supply chain succumbs to coronavirus pressure

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