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13 July 2021
The European Commission has proposed that Private Storage Aid (PSA) could be made available some agri-food products, including beef and sheep meat.
13 July 2021
Last week liveweight hogget prices made a small week-on-week gain, only to lose ground this week. The GB liveweight OSL SQQ slipped almost 4p during the week ending 22 April.
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30 April 2020
Join AHDB Beef and Lamb for a live chat with suckler beef farmer, Tim Phipps from Bragborough Hall Farm in Northamptonshire.
13 July 2021
During February UK imports of fresh and frozen primary sheep meat dropped 30% year-on-year. Meanwhile exports declined just 300 tonnes.
16 June 2020
During March, soya meal markets recorded elevated levels of support in the face of coronavirus. Global demand for feed increased, while global availability fell. Countries that had first entered lock-downs experienced large-scale logistical disruptions. Recently, with global soya supply at a high, soya meal prices have since retraced back to pre-March levels. This has provided some respite for the UK livestock industry, which makes use of imports for protein feed sources.
3 February 2025
If you are looking to start up, or are running your own farm beef, lamb or pork box scheme, we have produced supporting materials for farmers and customers.
28 March 2025
Liver fluke is a parasite that affects the health and welfare of livestock, specifically cattle and sheep. This research investigates whether liver fluke in silage poses a risk to livestock.
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13 July 2021
Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in Britain, and even more so since ‘lockdown’ there has been some concern over kill capacity in Great Britain.
17 April 2020
Economic forecasts have been significantly revised
13 July 2021
During March, the UK lamb kill dropped by 101,600 head year-on-year, to 891,400 head. Ewe kill was back 5%, to 131,900 head.
13 July 2021
During the week ending 15 April, the GB liveweight OSL SQQ gained 3p, to 216.28p/kg. Prices are once again above previous year levels, although significantly lower than pre-lockdown levels.
30 January 2024
In contrast to last year, grass growth has had rather a slow start to the season.