Country Today - June 26th

Sheep producers have long been dealing with worms that are increasingly resistant to drenches. It’s now a big problem in cattle.   Beef cattle prices have returned to the record highs of 5 years ago. That’s despite our beef exports to China hitting the trigger point so that tariffs of 55 per cent now apply. So what’s driving demand. You'll hear from Simon Quilty of Global AgriTrends  It was the last wool sale for this financial year, and despite falls this week, the market is still up 61 per cent in value compared to this time last year --See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.