by David ThompsonHalcroft & Bennett
Having been away for a couple of weeks, I have noticed a big change in the season, which tends to be fairly typical for September.
Weight gains for cattle on crop have been the best I have seen for many years, which will be a relief for sellers considering the tough market prices recently.
Crops are also in pretty good nick and, assuming conditions remain pleasant, the season looks to be an ideal one, with some cattle gaining over 2kg per day.
The forecast . . .
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