The mutton market opened the year with a bang before experiencing the same downward pressure as the remainder of the sheep sector. The past week it has found some stability, and most signs are pointing towards it being more likely to firm up and potentially rise throughout 2025, rather than experience much more downward pressure. As we learnt the hard way in 2023, however, the weather - forecast or actual - will no doubt be one of the biggest determinants of ewe turnoff, and therefore mutton throughput, this year.

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