Beef & Lamb

Cattle prices on the rise with culls through the roof

11 March 2022

Cattle prices on the rise with culls through the roof

Prices for all categories rose this week and remain well above their respective 5year averages.

Latest look at GB animal feed production

7 March 2022

Latest look at GB animal feed production

Total GB animal feed production stood at 5.96 million tonnes in the season to date

A summary of the impacts of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on energy markets

7 March 2022

A summary of the impacts of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on energy markets

It is hard to say how high energy prices will go, and for how long

Lamb prices creep down

3 March 2022

Lamb prices creep down

Lamb prices have once again recorded declines in the most recent week. While prices do stand well below year earlier levels, they are still strong on historic terms.

How much beef did South America export in 2021?

3 March 2022

How much beef did South America export in 2021?

...and what's the outlook for 2022?

Cattle prices rise on good processor demand

2 March 2022

Cattle prices rise on good processor demand

The GB deadweight all prime average is now 31p above year earlier levels

How much red meat is traded by Ukraine and Russia?

4 March 2022

How much red meat is traded by Ukraine and Russia?

We explore the red meat trade picture of Ukraine and Russia.

Continuing price inflation means tight margins for farmers

2 March 2022

Continuing price inflation means tight margins for farmers

Everyone is aware input costs have been rising. Using the Defra agricultural price indexes (API) the picture for outputs in the red meat sectors over the last 12 months is rather mixed.

2021 proves a record year for US beef market

24 February 2022

2021 proves a record year for US beef market

Record production and exports defined the US beef market in 2021

GB lamb prices below 2021

24 February 2022

GB lamb prices below 2021

In the week ending 23 February, the GB liveweight old season lamb SQQ averaged 265.08p/kg, up 1.97p from the week previous. Despite being 12.8p behind last year’s price, it is 47p above the 5-year average.

Tighter supplies support GB deadweight cattle values

23 February 2022

Tighter supplies support GB deadweight cattle values

The all-prime average deadweight cattle price appreciated by 1.2p in the w/e 19 Feb

Feed Report: 23 February 2022

30 January 2024

Feed Report: 23 February 2022

Dry weather in South America, and the political situation in Russia and Ukraine, are both pushing up feed ingredient prices.

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