Deer farmers have struck a sickly euro that is taking the gloss off venison prices.
The economic jitters of Europe are counting against them and farmers are back to where they were last year, with the meat schedule at a range of $6.20 to $6.45 a kilogram, even though market prices have lifted.
Of some consolation is that velvet prices are up, and this is expected to offset the lower venison returns for farmers with velvet and venison herds.
By Tim Cronshaw, stuff.co.nz