Beef & Lamb

13 July 2021

The New Zealand lamb crop fell by 1.5% (357,000 head) on the previous spring* to 22.89 million head, according to the latest data from Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ).

14 July 2021

The number of cattle in the UK at 1 June 2020 stood at 9.6 million head, 1% lower than it was the year before.

14 July 2021

GB deadweight cattle prices edged up into the New Year.

8 July 2024

UK ex-farm wheat prices gained throughout December, supported by a tight domestic supply.

14 July 2021

GB prime cattle prices have remained fairly steady over the last week. For the week ending 19 December, the GB all prime average totalled 366.6p/kg, a marginal decrease of just 0.2p on the previous week.

13 July 2021

Deadweight lamb prices have dropped back marginally during the last week.

21 December 2020

Mixed livestock

23 October 2025

Mixed stock beef and sheep

13 July 2021

Deadweight lamb prices rose while liveweight prices fell away in the latest reporting weeks.

13 July 2021

The number of sheep in the country at the 1 June was down 6% year-on-year, at 8.99 million head.

13 July 2021

According to the latest HMRC data, UK exports of sheep meat (fresh/frozen) fell 13% year on year in October to 7,700 tonnes.

30 January 2024

On the 10 December, the UK signed a free trade agreement with Singapore which maintains UK access to that market after the UK leaves the EU.

×