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30 January 2024
Lockdowns across Europe and the US occurred just as producers approached peak production. With the loss in demand at foodservice, markets were severely disrupted with knock-on effects on milk deliveries.
13 July 2021
UK lamb kill somewhat bounced back during June, having been very low during April and May. During June, 987,800 lambs were killed, up 9% (80,400 head) year-on-year.
13 July 2021
In June, UK clean pig slaughter rose by 3% on the year, although this is likely a reflection of the two extra weekdays.
30 January 2024
The latest forecast from the EU Commissions suggests milk production is going to slow in the second half of 2020.
13 July 2021
The latest forecasts from the EU Commission suggest that pigmeat production in the EU-27 is going to increase by 0.7% this year.
30 January 2024
GB milk production continued to fall in June, but the fall from the peak slowed down from the second week onwards.
30 January 2024
Our June forecast sets production expectations for the season at 12,437 million litres, down 0.7% on 2019/20.
13 July 2021
Overall the disruption and uncertainty related to the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to continue for many more months. For a second consecutive year, global meat production is expected to contract.
30 January 2024
May GB milk production totalled 1,138 million litres, 1.9% below May 2019
12 June 2020
Lamb kill production in May had many of the same trends as in April. Numbers forwards were significantly down (-22%) on-the-year, at 766,000 head.
30 January 2024
Milk processing in April saw a shift away from liquid milk and towards cheddar, powders and butter, the latest Defra figures confirm.
30 January 2024
The latest standard litre review shows increased milk quality and farmer size