Contents tagged with beef
27 June 2025
As strong global demand for beef persists, we look at the production forecast for key regions in South America and their role in exports to serve the global market.
27 June 2025
The EU is the primary destination for UK beef exports. This article looks into how EU beef production is progressing this year and what this could mean for UK exports.
1 July 2025
UK beef production for May rose by 2% on April, but was down 4% vs May 2024. Clean sheep slaughter dropped on the month, following strong slaughter in the run up to Easter.
22 July 2025
Data from the British Cattle Movement Service (BCMS) allows us to understand headline trends in slaughter ages of cattle in Great Britain.
9 May 2025
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released its latest quarterly outlook for global red meat. This outlook features production and trade forecasts for beef and pork.
9 May 2025
Using the first two months of UK beef and lamb trade data, this article recaps UK exports during this period and monitors imports of beef and lamb and their origins.
3 July 2025
UK beef production fell 3.5% year on year in Q1, driven by lower slaughter and lighter carcase weights. Lamb production slipped 4.5% year on year in the first quarter of 2025, with a fewer clean and adult sheep coming forward.
3 December 2025
A summary of the movements in this week's cattle and sheep markets.
23 April 2025
Australia is expected to experience another year of record beef production levels in 2025. As a major player on the global marketplace, with multiple free trade agreements (including the UK) this stands to impact all beef producing and consuming countries.
21 March 2025
High domestic prices have limited growth in export volumes for both beef and lamb in the first month of 2025. Meanwhile, imports show a far more mixed picture between the sectors, with beef imports down and lamb imports up.
20 March 2025
This week's view of the cattle and sheep markets
9 May 2025
The United States is simultaneously one of the largest producers of beef, and one of the largest consumers of beef. Therefore, prevalent market dynamics such as reduced headage, sustained production, and strong domestic demand stand to impact the global beef market.
