Easter helps lamb sales
Sales of New Zealand lamb in Britain were helped by the traditional pre-Easter surge, according to the New Zealand Meat Producers' board in its weekly market survey. Prices for New Zealand lamb remained competitive against domestic hogget and beef. On the Smithfield market PL grade was quoted at 66p to 67.5 p a lb and PM grade at 66p to 67p a lb. BEEF Demand was again slow on the United States imported
beef marljet last week, but there were signs that demand and prices would improve. Imported stocks in store were low, mainly because of the sharp drop in Australian exports and a ban on imports from Costa Rica. New Zealand boneless cow beef was quoted at USlO3e a lb c.i.f. and bull at 109 c. MUTTON There was little change oh the Japanese mutton market with limited buyer interest for the main grades. The board continued to quote MLI and MX grades at US62c a lb c. and f.
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