Lamb

8 February 2022

French lamb production, in contrast to British production, peaks in the Spring. Therefore, the French market is just now heading into peak production. Last year France produced 81,800 tonnes of sheep meat in total, a similar total volume to 2020, and to the five-year average.

7 February 2022

A farming business situated on the North Cornwall-Devon border has been successful in applying to be a new AHDB Monitor Farm.

5 March 2024

Watery mouth is an infectious bacterial disease that can kill newborn lambs usually within the first 3 days of life. Lambs pick up infection from the environment and the bacteria multiply very rapidly in the gut. Affected lambs die within hours.

3 February 2022

The GB liveweight OSL SQQ rose by nearly 1.5p to average 269.5p/kg in the w/e 2 Feb.

17 March 2022

AHDB is excited to announce that it’s bringing back its popular red meat export conference in March, providing our exporters with the opportunity to hear more about AHDB’s valuable work across the export arena and gain a greater understanding of the current trade dynamics

10 March 2023

The latest Australian cattle and sheep industry forecasts have been released by Meat and Livestock Australia.

27 January 2022

Our latest outlooks explore production, consumption and trade for each sector.

27 January 2022

Having recorded a few consecutive weeks of declines liveweight lamb prices rose this week. In the week ended 26 January, the GB liveweight OSL SQQ gained 4.81p, to 268.03p/kg.

30 January 2024

It was a volatile month for feed ingredient prices, with omicron uncertainty weighing on prices but dry weather in South America bringing lift.

26 January 2022

In 2022 we are expecting to see many of the previous trends to continue. Australia recently signed a trade deal with the UK, and once this is ratified we do expect to see an increase in volumes from Australia.

26 January 2022

China’s pig herd has been growing, as the sector recovers from the worst impacts of African Swine Fever. But what did this mean for China’s imports of animal protein in 2021?

26 January 2022

So, what does 2022 hold for the UK economy? It is not only experiencing the aftershocks of EU Exit but also the massive impact of a global pandemic that is showing little sign of abating at the time of writing.

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