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12 April 2022
Unsurprisingly a key theme of the latest outlook was the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. However, the outlook takes an optimistic view over the impact of the conflict on the EU agri-food sector.
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7 April 2022
Survey launched to understand impact of the rise in Schmallenberg virus on 2022 lambing season
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7 April 2022
Liveweight lamb prices bounced up again in the most recent week, with the OSL SQQ reaching 274.89p/kg. This is the highest the quote has stood so far this year.
31 March 2022
The size of the UK national breeding flock grew last year, standing at 14.5 million head on the 1 December, according to Defra data.
20 February 2024
UK prices follow global price rises in response to the war between Russia and Ukraine.
25 March 2022
Ewe breeding flocks have been involved in weight recording programmes for over 50 years. The reasons breeders were interested in flock recording back then are the same today. Breeders need an unbiased way to find those rams and ewes in the flock with the best genetic potential.
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24 March 2022
Liveweight lamb prices picked up in the week ending 23 March. The OSL SQQ stood at 262.08p/kg, up nearly 3p from the week before.
24 March 2022
The total number of cattle, sheep and pigs in Ireland all increased year-on-year, according to the latest survey.
24 March 2022
According to the Defra December census the number of breeding ewes in England on 1 December 2021 contracted 1% on year earlier levels, to 6.4 million head.
24 March 2022
EU sheep meat production last year totalled 468,000 tonnes, 1% more than in 2020, according to the European Commission. Compared to the five-year average, production was down 1%.
17 March 2022
In January UK exports of fresh and frozen sheep meat staged a small recovery compared to the exceptionally low levels recorded in January 2021.