National ewe price record briefly held at Edenhope

Gregor Heard
November 19 2019 - 4:00pm
Wayne McClure, Harrow, reflects on a successful sale at Edenhope last week.
Together with wife Jill he sold ewes to $382, with another pen at $356 and lambs to $262 with another pen at $235.
Wayne McClure, Harrow, reflects on a successful sale at Edenhope last week. Together with wife Jill he sold ewes to $382, with another pen at $356 and lambs to $262 with another pen at $235.

THE SMALL west Wimmera town of Edenhope had a brief slice of national history last week, fleetingly holding the record for the highest price for first cross ewes, with prices for 1yo ewes hitting $388 a head.

Gregor Heard

Gregor Heard

National Grains Industry Reporter

Gregor Heard is ACM's national grains industry reporter, based in Horsham, Victoria. He has a wealth of knowledge surrounding the cropping sector through his 15 years in the role. Prior to that he was with the Fairfax network as a reporter with Stock & Land. Some of the major issues he has reported on during his time with the company include the deregulation of the export wheat market, the introduction of genetically modified crops and the fight to protect growers better from grain trader insolvencies. Still involved with the family farm he is passionate about rural Australia and its people and hopes to use his role to act as an advocate for those involved in the grain sector.

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