A CHALLENGING 18 months lies ahead for the lamb markets with a forecast trading range of 440-510c/kg carcase weight for heavy lambs and the first low expected in December at 450c/kg.
There will be no escape for mutton either as prices will hover in the 195-260c/kg carcase weight for the next 18 months as dry conditions take hold.
But looking into the future the news is not all bad with a bounce back...
