Contents tagged with Weekly Market Report
21 March 2025
High domestic prices have limited growth in export volumes for both beef and lamb in the first month of 2025. Meanwhile, imports show a far more mixed picture between the sectors, with beef imports down and lamb imports up.
20 March 2025
The United States is simultaneously one of the largest producers of beef, and one of the largest consumers of beef. Therefore, prevalent market dynamics such as reduced headage, sustained production, and strong domestic demand stand to impact the global beef market.
19 March 2025
The AHDB Milk Forecasting Forum (MFF) met on the 18 March to discuss the factors impacting on future GB milk production. The main points of conversation were focussed around:
19 March 2025
The May-25 UK feed wheat futures rose for the first time in five weeks, closing at £175.40/t on Friday, up £0.20/t from the previous week before
13 March 2025
This week's view of cattle and sheep markets.
13 March 2025
UK milk deliveries in the fourth quarter of the calendar year 2024 amounted to an increase of 3,727m litres (4.4%) year-on-year.
14 March 2025
In the fourth quarter of 2024, calf registrations to dairy dams in GB totalled 314,000 head according to the latest BCMS data.
13 March 2025
GB milk deliveries are estimated to have totalled 956 million litres in February, with an average of 34 million litres per day.
13 March 2025
2024 was a strong year for Irish beef production, as export demand supported markets and drove gains in farmgate prices.
12 March 2025
BCMS data shows that 2.3 million head of cattle and calves were slaughtered in GB in 2024.
11 March 2025
Spend on beef products increased by 6.1% year-on-year, due to a combination of a 0.4% increase in volumes purchased as well as a 5.7% increase in average prices paid (Kantar, 12 w/e 23 February 2025).