Alliance Group manager of livestock and shareholder services Danny Hailes said the company is not yet seeing any extreme dry conditions.
A largely favourable summer is enabling meat companies to cope with stock flows.
Silver Fern Farms supply chain manager Dan Boulton said it is fortunate feed covers in general have been favourable, which has helped take pressure off any processing delays caused by labour shortages.
The processor is watching the impact of recent warmth on feed levels potentially leading to pressure to move animals off-farm.
“This season we are seeing a relatively late kill profile and we are conscious that any major dry period from this point on, coupled with our labour-related capacity reductions, will create significant challenges on-farm for some,” Boulton said.
Alliance Group manager of livestock and shareholder services Danny Hailes said the company is not yet seeing any extreme dry conditions.
“We are encouraging farmers to send in their livestock as soon as they are at an optimal weight and condition so we can meet our important Easter chilled lamb programme requirements for the UK and Europe, where we can capture greater value for the co-operative,” Hailes said.
