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Beef & Lamb
7 October 2021
Cutting winter housing short by up to a month can add thousands of pounds to even a small farm’s profits.
7 October 2021
Global shipping costs have increased sharply since the Covid-19 pandemic began. Some freight rates are now over 290% higher than this time last year. Reports suggest there is little sign of when things will improve.
11 January 2022
The GB deadweight all-prime average price fell by 0.9p to 409.3p/kg in the week ending 2 October.
29 April 2024
Rachel Rose takes a look at just what Brits think about imported food products against the backdrop of trade negotiations with Australia and the US
4 October 2021
AHDB is to close its Quality Standard Mark Scheme (QSM) for Beef and Lamb next March (2022).
16 July 2025
FAQs about the Quality Standard Mark scheme closure
12 November 2024
After the tumult of 2020, retail sales of the meat, fish and poultry (MFP) category are now beginning to settle back to a more ‘normal’ pattern.
4 October 2021
With the consumer landscape continuing to change following Covid-19, AHDB will be taking an in-depth look at what that means for levy-payers in a series of webinars.
11 January 2022
Irish sheep numbers rose by 1.4% year-on-year in June to 5.6 million, driven by the breeding flock.
11 January 2022
English cattle numbers fell by a further 2% year-on-year at 1 June, according to the latest Defra survey.
11 January 2022
Irish suckler cow numbers declined by 4% year-on-year, according to the latest June livestock survey.
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30 September 2021
Liveweight lamb prices have picked back up somewhat this week, with the number being marketed remaining relatively low. The liveweight NSL SQQ averaged 227.2p/kg.