Content related to the topic: beef

9 December 2026

North Yorkshire: What makes a calf thrive?

Join us for a practical on-farm session exploring how nutrition, housing and performance monitoring can help improve calf health, growth and long-term performance.

30 October 2026

Higher carcase weights support Q3 production: Beef & lamb market update

Reductions in cattle and sheep slaughterings have continued throughout 2026 as tighter livestock supplies and structural changes limit availability. Despite lower prime cattle throughput, heavier carcase weights have helped maintain UK beef production broadly in line with last year. In contrast, a sharper fall in sheep slaughterings during Q3 has led to lower lamb production, although higher carcase weights have partially offset the decline in available stock.

23 October 2026

Too hot to BBQ? How consumers adapted to a scorching summer 2026

Summer 2026 was one of the hottest on record. At the same time, cost-of-living concerns started to rise again. Despite this, meat, fish and poultry (MFP) outperformed total grocery performance.

21 October 2026

Red meat retail performance - 4 October 2026

In the 12 weeks to 4 October 2026, red meat retail volumes declined overall (-1.9% year-on-year).

5 November 2026

Northumberland: Suckler beef – stronger herds for stronger returns

Join us to look at how the suckler beef sector can remain profitable, efficient and sustainable for the future.

13 October 2026

Australian beef market update: Record production meets growing market access challenges

Australia's cattle sector is on track for another year of strong production, supported by a productive national herd, record feedlot utilisation and global demand for beef. Diverse export markets are expected to drive exports to a second consecutive record in 2026. We explore what this means for the UK.

16 October 2026

Red Meat foodservice performance – 6 September 2026

Updated performance for beef, pork and lamb in the out of home market, updated quarterly

23 September 2026

EU beef supplies continue to tighten: Beef market update

EU beef supplies tightened during the first half of 2026. Can higher imports and lower exports offset falling domestic output, or will reduced availability continue to support cattle prices and reshape the market?

4 November 2026

Global trade flows shifting: Beef market update

Global beef trade is shifting as a result of changing import policies within the EU, China and the US. Could these policies indirectly impact the UK?

30 October 2026

How to prepare livestock for heavy rainfall

Heavy rainfall may present challenging ground conditions and risk of flooding, find out tips on how to prepare on a livestock farm.

26 November 2026

An evening with AHDB Beef & Lamb: Your levy, your industry, your future

Meet Prys Morgan, our new Beef & Lamb Sector Director, and hear how your levy is being used to benefit the beef and sheep sectors.

11 September 2026

Dairy-beef calf registrations fall for the first time while suckler herd contraction slows: Beef market update

The latest BCMS data reveals that the GB beef breeding herd may be beginning to stabilise. Meanwhile, calf registrations fall for the first half of 2026 as milking herd contraction accelerates. Beef supply is likely to remain tight through 2026 and 2027.