In order to maintain their high standards the Castricum brothers have developed a farmer supply alliance called ‘Casmark’, which over 1800 contributing farms in Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales are part of.
To meet the heavy demand for Castricum Brothers lamb in the worldwide market, the business employs a system of offering farmers forward pricing – this helps to guarantee particular weights and standards of meat. This system encourages farmers to spend their money up front on a better quality animal, as they know what price they will get for the lamb carcass when it is ready for slaughter. The price paid for these lambs in Australia is not influenced by market fluctuation abroad but purely by conditions at home. The drought that has crippled Australian farmers in recent years has forced lamb prices up, as the constant demand has become more challenging to meet.