CONSULTATION ON PRIME LAMB REPORTING IN GREAT BRITAIN

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INTRODUCTION
AHDB, together with HCC and QMS, is undertaking an industry-wide consultation to gather opinions on whether the Standard Quality Quotation (SQQ) weight bands should be amended.

The SQQ is the sheep industry’s most frequently used price measure for prime lambs. It is an average price for all lambs marketed within predefined weight bands. It is a standard measure which has been used consistently over many years. The SQQ is also used and understood as an indication of the ‘target range’ for marketing lambs.

More: and link to survey see http://beefandlamb.ahdb.org.uk/markets/consultation-prime-lamb-reporting/

 

[gone up the hill]

Rome burns whiles these quangos fiddle their fingers is the saying that comes to mind!

Nothing wrong with the current set up ref the reporting of the SQQ bands!

 

[Agrivator]

I think all live auction marts should ignore the top 10% and bottom 10% of prices, and only report the middle 80%.

And they should admit that a lot of cull ewes and a proportion of lambs at 'supposedly' deadweight auctions pay the levy etc more than once. A number are bought as 'stores' and go round again at the same or another auction.