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Defra launched the 12-week consultation at the end of January 2025, seeking views on the concept of the Land Use Framework which presents an approach to inform and improve decision-making on how land ...
This dashboard is designed to provide a dynamic overview of the latest retail market data for the lamb sector. It breaks down spend, volume sales as well as average prices by product and allows you to ...
What is Great British Beef Week? The nationwide campaign celebrates the exceptional taste of British beef, while highlighting the hard work and dedication of the farmers who produce it. This year, ...
The UK average milk price for March 2025 was announced by Defra as being 46.01, down 0.08 pence (0.2%) on the previous month. The GB and NI average farmgate milk prices table and commentary will be ...
The expansion of the middle classes in emerging markets across the globe is strengthening the demand for protein and imported foods. And globally the British brand is well-regarded, being associated ...
UK feed wheat futures (May-25) closed yesterday at £163.90/t, down £3.65/t from Tuesday’s close. The Nov-25 contract ended the session at £183.90/t, up £0.35/t over the same period Old crop domestic ...
A lot has happened over the last five years across the globe, and it seems fair to say that few to no individuals, industries or economies escaped the impact of COVID-19, increased geopolitical ...
The UK ships around 7,000 tonnes of pig meat to the US annually, making it the fourth largest destination for UK product. The vast majority of this is made up of loins, fore-ends and bellies. Pig meat ...
UK feed wheat futures (May-25) closed yesterday at £167.55/t, down £5.40/t from last Thursday’s close. The Nov-25 contract fell £3.35/t over the same period, ending the session at £183.55/t. Domestic ...
UK beef production fell 3.5% year on year in Q1, driven by lower slaughter and lighter carcase weights. Prime cattle slaughter in the first quarter dropped 2.6% on the year, while cull cow throughput ...
UK feed wheat futures (May-25) closed at £170.15/t yesterday, up £0.60/t from Tuesday’s close. The Nov-25 contract gained £0.65/t over the same period, to close at £186.00/t. Domestic wheat tracked ...