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UK consumers ditch lamb at Easter, sales drop by 12%

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...

May 28, 2016
UK cattle trade steadies for the first time since March – AHDB

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...

May 8, 2016
Chinese beef imports ‘explode’ in the first three months of 2016

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...

May 5, 2016
UK prime cattle price continues to remain under pressure – AHDB

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...

April 30, 2016
Chinese sheepmeat imports rise 7% in the first two months of the year

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...

April 17, 2016
U.S. wheat stocks set to be largest in 29 years

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...

April 17, 2016
Low milk price likely to cause a jump in EU dairy slaughterings this year

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...

April 16, 2016
European sheep supplies set to remain tight in 2016 – AHDB

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...

April 10, 2016
US beef imports reach highest levels in 11 years – Over 1m tonne imported in 2015

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%...

April 3, 2016
UK buyers focus on in-spec animals – March beef price drops 6p/kg

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...

April 2, 2016
Global ‘currency war’ had a big impact on the world’s biggest beef exporters

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...

March 31, 2016
EU pigmeat consumption rises in 2015

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,...

March 31, 2016
Britain has the cows to produce more milk this year, but will it?

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...

March 21, 2016
Australian lamb production jumps 5% in January of this year

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...

March 16, 2016
UK beef sales face ‘another challenging year’

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...

February 14, 2016
Contraction in EU pig numbers to put more pressure on grain prices – AHDB

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,”...

January 24, 2016
Irish beef and sheepmeat exports to the UK fell in November

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...

January 17, 2016
Poland now the third largest beef exporter to UK, after Ireland and the Netherlands

Poland now the third largest beef exporter to UK, after Ireland and the Netherlands

Polish beef exports for first nine months of 2015 were up 23% on the year, according to AHDB, the English...

January 7, 2016