Contents tagged with trade

22 April 2025

Pig meat shipped from the UK to the US is a high value, premium product, often boasting outdoor bred and hormone free status.

22 April 2025

International trade is an essential part of the global pork industry, allowing consumer preferences to be met and aid carcase balance.

9 April 2025

As the raft of tariffs announced by Trump last week come into force, we examine how this is possible in this era of global trade, and how the UK may be adversely affected, despite it having one of the lowest tariff rates applied. Is this the end of globalization?

23 April 2025

EU pig prices have been falling since the summer of 2024, on the back of increased supplies and weaker domestic consumption.

8 April 2025

For the week ending 29 March, the EU spec SPP stood at 204.56p/kg, a minor gain of 0.20p on the previous week.

3 April 2025

On Wednesday 2 March 2025, President Trump announced that the United States (US) would be implementing at least a 10% tariff on all imports effective from 5 April 2025.

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.

26 March 2025

GB milk production for the 2025/26 season is forecast to reach 12.6bn litres, 1.2% more than the previous milk year, according to our March forecast update

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

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.

27 March 2025

2024 was a strong year for Irish beef production, as export demand supported markets and drove gains in farmgate prices.

14 March 2025

Improved margins following higher milk prices and lower feed costs have incentivised farmers to increase milk output.

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