The exchange rate and uncertainty in the Eurozone remain the biggest negatives for red meat exports in the short-term, but industry commentator Allan Barber believes the outlook is sill positive heading into next year.

“It’s very hard to pick what will happen in Europe, which will inevitably have a large impact on lamb prices for the foreseeable future,” he says. “Southern Europe and the UK are technically in recession and are unlikely to improve much, at least until the European Central Bank (ECB) manages to sort out how it will cope with the trials of Greece, Spain and others.

“But the longer term prospects for lamb are still favourable, once inventories from the season just completed have moved through the trade.” Read more ….