Was wandering through Woollies the other day having a browse along the meat section.

Noticed that lamb cutlets and lamb racks were $50 a kilo. Not that long ago they were $39 a kilo.  Legs of lamb were $20 a kilo and they previously were around $12.99 and $9.99 on special.

Not sure what whole lambs are going for but cut up that is getting right up there

Have you noticed a big price increase where you are.

Hi Derek
Yes I noticed meat prices the other day. But I believe  the meat prices at Aldi and our local Fresh and Save store are pretty good. Example Fresh and save have Australian Pork lion chops on sale this weekend $9.99 per kilo.
regards Kev 

Our local butcher's prices have been going up also. Can't afford lamb or steaks these days unless they are on special.

Jeff

After the drought not that many head going for the meatworks. Farmers are buying to restock their herds. Was reading about it 2 weeks ago and they were predicting a large increase in meat prices.

Can not afford to buy from the local butchers and even Woolies getting expensive here. Bought second grade rump for $10 kilo last week and made mince out of it. Cheers Bear

I spoke to my brother about this the other day (he's a cattle farmer).  While the prices are up slightly at the saleyards for steers going to abattoirs it's not really reflective of the increase in retail prices.

Herd stock is getting pricey. Which means the price rises will be around for a while.

Local butcher has legs of lamb on special this week at $16.99 a kilo and I see Aldi has lamb loin chops on special at $18.99 a kilo.

Hi Derek
Your local is he the other side of the main road ?
I am going to Aldi tomorrow going to see what they have
maybe a butterfly lamb. I got some roasting pork the other day for $7.per kilo. going to try casseroles.
It would be great to get a  little local butcher I could use.
regards Kev ;)

Yes Kev, Schultes Butcher over the other side of the highway.  He has really good meats and small goods but you certainly pay for it.

Still get legs of lamb down here for $12.50 on special.

What about the bulk buy butchers up there, one at Beenleigh, City and Caboolture/ Morayfield. We use to buy most of ours at the Morayfield butcher

We have someone building a rather large butcher shop at Gatton.  Hopefully they will be a bulk buy butcher.

Mind you I have never been that good at managing bulk meat and would need a small freezer to cope with it.

Hi Bear
With just the two of us we tend not to go and stocking up on meat, we also as we have 6 supermarkets with a few minutes drive of here.
regards Kev. ;)

Derek
Yes that is the one. Went there a number of years ago and yes   the prices was up then.
regards Kev ;)

Went down my local butcher this morning to grab a few things.  Saw some nice cuts of eye corned silverside and thought that will be good for dinner and sandwiches for the next few days so grabbed a piece that felt about a kilo and a half.

Didn’t take any notice of the price at the time and when I was unwrapping it went  :o :o :o :o  $24.99 a kilo.

Dumbstruck as I don’t think I have ever paid more than $14.99 before.

It better taste good.  >:(

Turned out to be a very nice piece of silverside indeed.

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Looks good mate had our last corned ox tongue last night now to find some more. Robert

Love a good piece of Corned Silverside. Don't like that kind of price though. :o

Jeff

I find the best commercial corn beef is woolies but their prices have gone up from $8 kilo to $12 kilo in a year.

I try to get beef on special and brine my own, taste good. Robert

Nice buy today at IGA. 

Good sized packs as I like to put around 300g of kidney to 600g of chuck steak when doing steak and kidney.

Two in the freezer and one for dinner tonight.   :D

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