Prices for New Zealand beef and sheep meat are expected to soften further in 2023 as markets tighten their spending.
New Zealand's sheep and beef sector was also facing sustainability-related pressures include land-use change from grazing to forestry and the pricing of GHG emissions from agriculture. While these changes have not yet had a significant negative impact on livestock numbers, Rabobank forecasts afforestation will drive a decline in breeding ewe and beef cow numbers of 1 percent in 2023
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