Beef
UK consumers switching to cheaper beef cuts
There has been strong volume growth in beef in the UK over the last 12 weeks, driven by minced beef according...
EBLEX
Opinion
Reward for delivering in-spec cattle is abundantly obvious
The mystery of how British prime cattle prices rose by 4p-5p last week (w/e September 6) despite a 12% increase...
Agri-Business
Global food prices falling but meat prices continue to rise
While the latest food price index from the UN Food & Agriculture Organisation for August fell for the fifth consecutive...
Dairy
Netherlands dairy herd up 6% in 2 years
The May 2014 census results for the Netherlands indicate that total cattle numbers were up 2%, compared with a year...
Beef
UK imports of Irish beef down 3% in June
Despite production continuing to surge ahead in the month, shipments of beef from Ireland to the UK were surprisingly back...
Beef
Revised UK trade figures show upward revisions
In the first six months of the year, UK shipments of meat are reported to be up almost 1% on...
Beef
Russia may look to Brazil to fill beef shortfall
With Russia recently announcing that they would be banning EU beef imports, it may be the case that Russia looks...
Agri-Business
Growth in global meat production limited by rising cost of inputs
Global production growth for meat is to average 2% a year over the next decade, restrained by the rising cost...
Beef
Stagnation in French economy impacts on beef market
The French beef market so far in 2014 has been under considerable pressure from lower consumer demand, as the French...
Beef
UK economic recovery to help beef prices
There are signs that the economic recovery in the UK is accelerating and consumer confidence improving according to EBLEX. This...
Beef
Surge in Irish beef keeps pressure on UK prices
The combination of more cattle coming forward and higher carcass weights resulted in the highest year-on-year increase in Irish beef...
Beef
UK beef prices down 15% since January
As a result unfavourable movement in the supply and demand balance farmgate beef prices have come under serious and sustained...
Sheep
Good conditions herald a high-quality English lamb crop
Favourable weather conditions through the winter and spring lambing season have contributed to an expected good season for UK domestically-produced...
Beef
Irish beef imports put pressure on UK trade
Lower priced imports of Irish beef into the UK are making it difficult for British farmers to compete, according to...
Sheep
New Zealand sheep meat production slowing
After the drought-induced lower lamb crop for this season the anticipated slowdown in New Zealand lamb production is now starting...
Sheep
Spring lamb kill more than doubles in a fortnight
The spring lamb throughput in factories is up some 54% in two weeks, according to figures from the Department of...
Beef
Liver Fluke affects nearly 1 in 4 British Cattle
Liver fluke in cattle is on the rise according to the latest official data released by the Food Standards Agency....
Sheep
'Insatiable demand for sheep meat imports in China'
Latest trade figures for April show that Chinese imports of sheep meat are still showing little sign of slowing with...
