Farmers told: “Ignore livestock markets at your peril” after 17.5% growth reported

Farmers have been called on to use livestock markets to sell their animals after the trade revealed a 17.5% increase in revenue. The jump in revenue from 2010 to 2011 has been driven by a sharp rise in the price livestock is fetching at market, supported by an increase in the number of animals coming through.Chris Dodds, Executive Secretary of the Livestock Auctioneers Association, said the figures represented a huge success for the industry, adding that farmers should “ignore livestock markets at their peril”. “There are many reasons farmers should be using the markets to sell their