Are retail beef prices going to outstrip the average Aussie?

By Daniel Pedersen
Updated March 2 2020 - 2:50pm, first published February 27 2020 - 1:00pm
North Orange Meats employee Logan Powell with an array of beef on offer at the store. Owner Brad Baker said he'd been soaking up incremental price increases for the past month. Mr Baker said country people understood seasonal conditions better than their city counterparts. Photo: Daniel Pedersen
North Orange Meats employee Logan Powell with an array of beef on offer at the store. Owner Brad Baker said he'd been soaking up incremental price increases for the past month. Mr Baker said country people understood seasonal conditions better than their city counterparts. Photo: Daniel Pedersen

WITH cattle prices skyrocketing and the national herd at its lowest ebb in more than 20 years, independent butchers across the country are starting to feel the heat.

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