Beef & Lamb
30 December 2024
The increasingly popular Love Lamb Week kicks off its sixth-year next month. The week-long campaign which runs from 1 to 7 September, will for the first time highlight the sustainable qualities lamb brings to the dinner table.
24 August 2020
Join AHDB for a webinar looking at how the use of technology can aid disease detection and support efficient management of young calves. A recent AHDB funded project, run by SRUC in association with Blade farming, used various types of technology to determine if they could detect disease sooner than the stockman alone.
14 July 2021
UK beef trade continued to contract year-on-year during June. Total beef imports recorded a 4% (1,000 tonne) decline, according to HMRC data. Meanwhile, exports were also down around 1,000 tonnes having been high during the summer of 2019.
13 July 2021
In the week ending 19 August, the GB liveweight NSL SQQ fell 10.3p on the week to average 204.63p/kg.
26 August 2020
AHDB’s Beef & Lamb team is recruiting for its next host farmers after successes with its current project farms. This year, the team will be welcoming five new Monitor Farms to join its existing 15 Strategic Farms.
14 July 2021
Store cattle prices have been rising in recent weeks, with almost all types and ages showing gains.
13 July 2021
UK exports of fresh and frozen sheep meat grew 3% year-on-year during June 2020, while imports fell 16%.
14 July 2021
In the week ended 15 August, British prime cattle prices once again recorded some strong gains. The GB all prime average measure gained 2.6p week-on-week, to 371.5p/kg.
14 May 2024
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1 May 2025
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14 July 2021
The UK produced 80,100 tonnes of beef and veal in July, up 9% (6,600 tonnes) from July last year.
13 July 2021
During July, UK lamb kill recorded strong growth, largely driven by Eid-al-Adha. In the month 1.27 million lambs came forwards, up 17% (183,000 head) on-the-year and 29% (286,000 head) higher than in June 2020.
