Beef
11 January 2022
A 4% increase in the Northern Irish cattle herd boosted overall UK numbers in the latest Defra June census data.
5 January 2022
In the week ended 1 January, the deadweight all-prime cattle average stood at 408.4p/kg
5 January 2022
Global meat consumption is expected to continue growing by 1.4% per year
22 December 2021
Cattle prices weakened slightly in the most recent week. During the week ending 18 December, the GB deadweight all prime average slipped 2.2p.
11 January 2022
UK beef production was 6% lower in November year-on-year, continuing the trend we have seen all year.
11 January 2022
The UK’s beef imports and exports rose year-on-year in October.
11 January 2022
In the week ending 11 December, the all-prime average deadweight cattle price fell 2.5p to average 406.7p/kg.
15 December 2021
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30 January 2024
A tight supply and demand picture continues to support UK feed grain and protein prices
19 January 2022
The latest research, led by the University of Edinburgh, has shown that beef and sheep farmers are highly motivated to improve neonatal outcomes. However, they often attribute external factors as limiting their ability to make changes to their practice. Alongside the multifactorial nature of neonatal mortality, efforts to improve neonatal survival must be tailored to the farm’s specific circumstances.
8 December 2021
During the week ending 4 December, the GB deadweight all prime average dipped 2.6p, to 409.2p/kg. Although this is a week-on-week decline the measure remained 38p above year earlier levels.
11 January 2022
The number of cattle in GB on 1 October was virtually unchanged from a year ago, at 7.97 million head.