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Beef & Lamb
14 July 2021
UK beef production in January was 3% lower than the same month last year, at 76,400 tonnes.
14 July 2021
A round-up of Irish beef production, trade and prices, and the outlook for the coming year.
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13 July 2021
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 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.
14 July 2021
In the week ending 6 February, the GB all prime average dropped back marginally for the second week in a row.
9 February 2021
A new video which shows how abattoirs in the UK are taking steps to minimise the spread of Covid-19, has gone live this week.
13 July 2021
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
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
During 2020, the average weight of steers coming forward continues to be higher than heifers in GB abattoirs.
14 July 2021
In the week ending 30 January, the GB all prime average cattle price held relatively steady on the week before, down just 0.3p to average 377.0p/kg.
14 July 2021
The European Commission has recently published its medium-term outlook for agricultural markets.
3 February 2021
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.