Contents tagged with Analyst Insight

What could an increase in dairy cow culling mean for the markets?

14 July 2021

What could an increase in dairy cow culling mean for the markets?

The COVID-19 outbreak has introduced a great deal of challenges into the dairy market. Some farmers may cull less profitable, or ‘passenger’ cows to reduce costs and milk production. But what could an increase in culling rates look like, and what would be the impact on the beef supply chain?
Lamb trade balances – 2019

13 July 2021

Lamb trade balances – 2019

Last year recorded some unusual trends for UK sheep meat trade. There were just two months when the UK was a net importer.

Pork market strong in the face of uncertainty- can this continue?

13 July 2021

Pork market strong in the face of uncertainty- can this continue?

In the face of a turbulent global environment, British pig prices have held firm so far this year. What might the rest of the year have in store?
Analyst Insight: What is the Impact of coronavirus on wheat demand for starch and bioethanol?

30 April 2020

Analyst Insight: What is the Impact of coronavirus on wheat demand for starch and bioethanol?

Ethanol demand shifts have been a major focus of global grain markets, the continued reduction in US ethanol output has resulted in a large decline to maize prices. What has been mentioned less is the impact on UK ethanol production.

Analyst Insight: What is the Impact of coronavirus on wheat demand for flour?

30 April 2020

Analyst Insight: What is the Impact of coronavirus on wheat demand for flour?

In unprecedented circumstances, it becomes increasingly important to draw out the implication of coronavirus for the UK market. One of the biggest talking points from a domestic consumer perspective has been the lack of flour on supermarket shelves. It is all too easy to assume that demand for wheat from the human and industrial (H&I) sectors is on the rise.
The dairy processing capacity constraints of lockdown

30 January 2024

The dairy processing capacity constraints of lockdown

The loss of liquid and fresh demand has an immediate impact on milk processing capability in the country.

Analyst Insight: A bearish old crop barley outlook

23 April 2020

Analyst Insight: A bearish old crop barley outlook

Feed barley markets have felt like they have tracked sideways. But is there pressure to come for the underlying feed market?
What does our production forecast look like for milk solids?

30 January 2024

What does our production forecast look like for milk solids?

The solids content of the milk is the real key factor for much of the dairy industry; we take a look at what that content could look like in 2020/21.
Analyst Insight: What does a big oat crop mean for new crop pricing?

21 April 2020

Analyst Insight: What does a big oat crop mean for new crop pricing?

In 2019/20 the UK produced its largest oat crop of the 21st century, at 1.08Mt, a record that could seemingly be broken this season. A torrid winter for many has seen expectations of spring plantings increase exponentially. For oats the February re-run of the early bird survey suggested that oat plantings in the UK could reach as much as 229Kha, the largest area planted to the crop since 1976.
Is there the capacity to increase cattle and sheep kill in GB abattoirs?

13 July 2021

Is there the capacity to increase cattle and sheep kill in GB abattoirs?

Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in Britain, and even more so since ‘lockdown’ there has been some concern over kill capacity in Great Britain.

The economic impacts of Coronavirus

17 April 2020

The economic impacts of Coronavirus

Economic forecasts have been significantly revised
How much is each cut of beef worth towards the total retail value of the carcase meat?

23 January 2025

How much is each cut of beef worth towards the total retail value of the carcase meat?

The largest volume of meat from the carcase, commonly sold at retail, is mince. Although in volume at least 43% of the carcase is minced; in value it only contributes around £780/head* to the overall retail value of the carcase meat.

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