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13 July 2021

GB lamb prices rise again

In the week ending 6 February, the GB deadweight OSL SQQ lifted just over 22p to average 580.6p/kg

13 July 2021

January lamb production down on the year

January lamb kill totalled 850,000 head, down 18% on year earlier levels, according to Defra. Lamb kill also dropped back notably on the previous month with 357,000 head fewer lambs coming forward.

13 July 2021

Deadweight lamb prices drop back, whilst liveweight prices climb further

In the week ending 30 January, the deadweight lamb price dropped back by 15.9p on the previous week to average 558.4p/kg. Despite this change in market direction, prices are still up by 87p on the same week last year and 138p higher than the five-year-average.

30 January 2024

How the current high feed prices are impacting on livestock sectors

The impact of rising feed costs across livestock sectors is starting to be noticed as the cost of on-farm feeding could put pressure on farm margins later in the year. With a bullish outlook for global grain markets due to relatively tight supply, there is concern that high prices are likely to remain in the coming months.

14 July 2021

EU medium-term outlook for agriculture – 2020 to 2030

The European Commission has recently published its medium-term outlook for agricultural markets.

3 February 2021

Farmer webinar: The rewards of maximising newborn survival

AHDB, HCC and QMS and Dr Alex Corbishley, vet and senior lecturer in farm animal practice at University of Edinburgh, hosted a webinar on improving new-born survival on beef and sheep farms.

3 February 2021

Vet webinar: Positive discussions to maximise neonatal survival

AHDB, HCC and QMS hosted a webinar with Dr Alex Corbishley, on improving neonatal survival on beef and sheep farms.

19 January 2024

2021 Lamb Market Outlook now online

We have just published our latest outlook for the UK lamb market, where we explore our forecasts for slaughter, production, consumption and trade for 2021.

13 July 2021

Latest farm input cost forecasts are now published

AHDB’s latest Agri-market outlook is now available on the main AHDB website. It aims to outline and forecast industry projections for the different livestock sectors.

13 July 2021

Deadweight lamb prices make further gains

Deadweight lamb prices rose further again this week, up by 5.5p to total 574.3p/kg for the week ending 23 January. Prices are currently up by 110.9p on the same week of the previous year.

13 July 2021

Deadweight lamb prices climb again

In the week ending 16 January, the GB deadweight SQQ lamb price lifted again, jumping an impressive 50.2p to average 568.8p/kg.

30 January 2024

What does a weak US dollar mean for the UK livestock sectors?

Both Sterling and the Euro have been firming against the US Dollar for several months now. As at 18 January, 1 GBP to USD was 1:1.36.