Content related to the sectors: beef-lamb

28 May 2020

How the coronavirus lockdown has impacted sales of meat-free products

The proportion of households buying meat-free products dropped back during lockdown

20 May 2020

BLOG: Export specialist, Susana Morris shares a view from the USA on red meat market

Our ambitions for exporting UK beef to the US took a positive step forward yet the effects of the pandemic has led to the temporary closure of at least 30 pork meatpacking plants in the US.

2 August 2022

US visitors bring hope for lamb exports

Two decades ago, our lamb exports to the US ceased – locking UK producers out of a valuable market, home to over 300 million people. Since that time, it has been a long-held ambition of AHDB to reopen the market and provide another lucrative destination for our sheep meat exports

27 October 2022

Brassicas for out-wintering

With pressure mounting for many this year due to the rising input costs and difficult silage season, farmers are having to investigate different wintering strategies.

20 October 2022

Soils – the foundation of agriculture

Over the past year, the agricultural industry has faced several challenges. The rising cost of fertiliser and the limited supply over the growing season caused concern across the livestock industry. Despite these rising costs, well-managed grass remained the lowest-cost feed available for ruminant livestock. However, a wide variety of factors influence grass growth including soil pH, availability of other nutrients, soil water, soil structure, solar radiation, and the age/productivity of the sward. The inflated cost of manufactured nitrogen fertiliser makes it even more important to minimise the impact of other potentially limiting factors.

14 July 2021

A strong week for deadweight cattle prices

The all-prime GB average deadweight cattle price rose 5.9p in the week ending 16 May.

8 June 2020

Using clover to drive performance with reduced Nitrogen inputs

Join AHDB’s Animal Health & Welfare Scientist ,Siwan Howatson, and Helen Mathieu, Area Sales Manager at Germinal for a webinar looking at the use of red and white clover to improve performance.

26 August 2020

Does coronavirus offer a glimpse at the impacts of future policy?

MI Director Phil Bicknell says the UK's recent challenges could hint at the long-term impact of future policies, such as the Agriculture Bill and trade discussions.

19 May 2020

UK announces updated external tariff schedule

Today the UK Most Favoured Nation tariff schedule was announced by government. Named ‘The UK Global Tariff (UKGT) this will replace the EU’s Common External Tariff on 1 January 2021 at the end of the Transition Period.

8 March 2024

The lockdown exit plan and what it means for foodservice

What does our new recovery plan mean for foodservice, and how soon can we expect to be back to normal?

14 July 2021

Beef trade balances – 2019

Last year was a tough year for the UK beef industry. To balance the market imports fell and exports rose, let's take a look at by how much.

13 July 2021

NZ tries to offset the closed China market by increasing exports to other markets

During the first quarter of 2020 New Zealand beef exports grew, while sheep meat exports declined. Production in New Zealand only really became affected by coronavirus in April, which will only then have limited available volumes of export.