Dairy
Is intervention the best way to support milk prices?
Questions are now being asked as to whether intervention is the most suitable support mechanism for the dairy sector. In...
AHDB
Sheep
UK consumers ditch lamb at Easter, sales drop by 12%
Lamb sales in the UK were down 12% on the year in the four-week period leading up to Easter Sunday...
Beef
UK cattle trade steadies for the first time since March - AHDB
UK beef cattle prices fell slightly last week, as the market shows some signs of steadying for the first time...
Beef
Chinese beef imports 'explode' in the first three months of 2016
The volume of beef and veal imported by China during the first three months of the year has exploded, according...
Beef
UK prime cattle price continues to remain under pressure - AHDB
UK prime cattle prices continue to remain under pressure, as factory buyers have no problems in finding suitable cattle for...
Sheep
Chinese sheepmeat imports rise 7% in the first two months of the year
Chinese demand for sheepmeat has increased, as imports jumped 7% during the first two months of the year, according to...
Arable
U.S. wheat stocks set to be largest in 29 years
U.S. wheat ending stocks for 2015/16 are projected to be 10 million bushels higher than last year, making it the...
Dairy
Low milk price likely to cause a jump in EU dairy slaughterings this year
Low farm-gate milk price is likely to result in an increase in the number of dairy cows slaughtered in Europe...
Sheep
European sheep supplies set to remain tight in 2016 - AHDB
European sheep supplies are likely to remain tight in 2016, as the French ewe flock has declined by 2% in...
Beef
US beef imports reach highest levels in 11 years - Over 1m tonne imported in 2015
New figures show that the US imported more beef last year than any of the previous 11 years, up 50%...
Beef
UK buyers focus on in-spec animals - March beef price drops 6p/kg
Beef cattle which meet the supermarket specifications are considerable easier to sell in the UK, according to the AHDB. In...
Beef
Global 'currency war' had a big impact on the world's biggest beef exporters
Beef exports from Brazil and Australia – two of the top three beef producers in the world- recorded a mixed...
Pig/Poultry
EU pigmeat consumption rises in 2015
Pigmeat consumption is on the rise in the European Union, with the average person consuming 40.9kg of pigmeat in 2015,...
Dairy
Britain has the cows to produce more milk this year, but will it?
Average daily milk deliveries in Britain are now closely tracking last year’s levels, having slowed in the first few months...
Sheep
Australian lamb production jumps 5% in January of this year
The number of lambs slaughtered in Australia has jumped by 5% in January of this year on 2015 levels, according...
Agri-Business
UK beef sales face 'another challenging year'
Currency exchanges, the mild winter and price-competitive poultry have all fed into the decline in value of UK retail beef...
Pig/Poultry
Contraction in EU pig numbers to put more pressure on grain prices - AHDB
A projected fall in EU pig numbers will reduce the demand for feed within that sector over the coming months,”...
Beef
Irish beef and sheepmeat exports to the UK fell in November
Overall imports of beef into the UK in November were back 14% on last year at 20,000t, according to the...
