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Beef & Lamb
17 December 2021
Last week US authorities removed the small ruminant rule, which was introduced more than 20 years ago banning imports of lamb from the UK and other countries where scrapie had been identified. In this article we look at what this will mean for the sheep sector.
9 December 2021
The lamb crop in New Zealand has increased slightly on the year, to 22.7 million head, according to Beef and Lamb NZ. There was a decline in the size of the breeding flock, but this was offset by a higher lambing percentage.
8 December 2021
During the week ending 4 December, the GB deadweight all prime average dipped 2.6p, to 409.2p/kg. Although this is a week-on-week decline the measure remained 38p above year earlier levels.
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2 December 2021
Christmas lamb kill is now well under way, and has brought another increase to an already buoyant price.
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11 January 2022
The number of cattle in GB on 1 October was virtually unchanged from a year ago, at 7.97 million head.
6 February 2023
A round up of the key beef market headlines.
10 November 2022
A round up of the key lamb market headlines.
10 November 2022
A round up of the key beef market headlines.
3 February 2023
A round up of the key lamb market headlines.
11 January 2022
GB deadweight prime cattle prices generally levelled off in the week ending 27 November
11 January 2022
Welsh sheep numbers increased year-on-year according to the June 2021 survey, while the pig herd shrunk. Cattle numbers remained relatively stable.
30 January 2024
The GB milking herd continued to decline year-on-year in October, while youngstock numbers continued to rise.