Australian organic producers are being offered up to 600c/kg for lamb, thanks to a niche order from the US.
Major meat processor T and R Pastoral is offering the contracts for organic lambs to be delivered early next year, at levels it says are at least 100c/kg above lamb rates.
However, to qualify, the lambs must be produced on farms accredited organic under the US Department of Agriculture classification system.
T and R Pastoral national small stock manager Paul Leonard said the company had an order for 1200-1500 lambs a week, or about 60,000 for the year.
The lambs were being sourced to supply a niche US market.
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