# Prices prompt breeding stock rebuild

> New Zealand beef weaner prices hit records this season as strong demand and tighter supply lifted returns. Farmers are retaining more heifers to rebuild breeding cow numbers, which have fallen about 20 percent over the past decade.

- Date: 2017-06-05 · published 2017-06-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region New Zealand · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70457-prices-prompt-breeding-stock-rebuild
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Holding back heifers for breeding reduces near-term beef supply, supporting cattle prices, but the effect on international feed commodity markets is minimal.

## Sources

- farmersweekly.co.nz: https://www.farmersweekly.co.nz/news/prices-prompt-breeding-stock-rebuild/

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