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14 April 2022

Lamb prices up

Lamb prices have again increased on week earlier levels. Growth in the liveweight old season SQQ has slowed, gaining 1.43p week-on-week to 276.32p/kg.

14 April 2022

UK lamb kill rises

The key theme so far this year within the lamb industry has been higher availability of lambs. This was expected due to changes in kill patterns over the past few years, impacted by Brexit.

13 April 2022

Cull cows break 350p/kg deadweight

Further price growth was recorded for GB deadweight cattle in the week ending 9 April.

13 April 2022

New research digs deep into economics of SFI

New research shows SFI will fall short of replacing direct payments

12 April 2022

USDA forecasts growth in global meat production, and shifting trade

The USDA has just released its latest outlook for global pork, beef and chicken production and trade.

18 May 2023

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12 April 2022

US proves a valuable market for red meat exports

The US remains a key target market for our export team, with work ongoing to raise the profile of pork, beef and lamb from the UK to buyers across the country.

12 April 2022

EU outlook forecasts tight supplies for dairy, beef, pork and lamb

Unsurprisingly a key theme of the latest outlook was the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. However, the outlook takes an optimistic view over the impact of the conflict on the EU agri-food sector.

7 April 2022

Survey launched to understand impact of the rise in Schmallenberg virus on 2022 lambing season

7 April 2022

Lamb prices strengthening

Liveweight lamb prices bounced up again in the most recent week, with the OSL SQQ reaching 274.89p/kg. This is the highest the quote has stood so far this year.

6 April 2022

Cull cows £1/kg over the five-year average

In the week ending 2 April, GB deadweight cattle prices experienced further price gains.

6 April 2022

AHDB Red Meat Export conference highlights opportunities

Exports of red meat from the UK were worth more than £1.45 billion in 2021 – up £33 million on pre-pandemic levels despite a challenging year for exporters.