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20 November 2023
Deadweight cattle prices have plateaued in October following increases throughout September.
19 July 2023
The UK pork marketplace remains very tight with year to date production and slaughter figures for the first half of the year recording significant year on year declines.
19 May 2023
In the latest data release of UK slaughterings and production, Defra have made revisions from January 2021 onwards while also updating the methodology from April 2023.
22 March 2023
Beef and veal production sat at 71,400 tonnes for February, according to the latest Defra production statistics.
30 December 2024
Over the last few years, fewer and fewer companies having been enrolling staff on the abattoir apprenticeship, which places it at risk of being de-listed.
11 January 2022
UK beef production fell 2% year-on-year in August to 73,200 tonnes.
4 January 2022
Pathology expertise underpins disease diagnosis, monitoring and surveillance and is vital for the health and welfare of the UK beef and sheep industries
14 July 2021
The UK produced 74,500 tonnes of beef and veal in December, up 5% year-on-year, according to Defra figures.
8 July 2025
Guidance on how to improve marketing returns from finisher pigs.
13 August 2018
Killing-out percentage (KO%) determines how much saleable carcase weight is obtained from the live pig. The most valuable part of the pig is the meat ontained in the carcase. Producers are paid on the weight of the carcase and an assessment of its leanness, rather than the weight of the live animal.
9 January 2025
With potentially increasing feed costs, it may become more profitable to finish pigs at a lower slaughter weight. Use this information to find out how to go about this.