Content related to the sectors: beef-lamb

14 January 2025

Christmas 2024: A great year for gammon and British cheese

Grocery sales surpassed £13 billion this Christmas for the first time. Explore our initial analysis of Christmas 2024 performance.

9 March 2026

Foot-and-mouth disease

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious viral disease affecting cattle and other cloven-hoofed ruminants.

19 August 2025

Weekly cattle & sheep market wrap – 9 January 2025

This week's view of cattle and sheep markets.

5 March 2025

EU medium term outlook forecasts production declines across beef, sheep and pork meat to 2035

The EU has released its latest medium-term agricultural outlook, providing projections for key sectors, including beef, lamb and pork, up to 2035.

9 January 2025

AHDB and LEAF bridge the gap between education and agriculture

AHDB has collaborated with LEAF to bring subject curriculums to life through a suite of secondary and A Level resources linking to food production and farming.

8 January 2025

It’s all about balance: AHDB explores health food trends

A new report explores health related shopper habits and how attitudes towards healthy food and fitness have changed over time.

7 January 2025

Consumer attitudes show health is all about balance

Consumers are showing a greater focus on diet, fitness and natural food purchases

13 January 2025

Shopping baskets with red meat are more likely to contain fruits and vegetables

Baskets containing primary red meat cuts are nearly twice as likely to contain fresh vegetables and fruits than the average shopping basket.

2 January 2025

Let’s Eat Balanced: Highlighting the taste, nutritional benefits and trust in British farming

Our Let’s Eat Balanced marketing campaign will be running from 1–31 January 2025.

8 January 2025

Global Lamb Market – Oceanian exports pivot as China’s demand looks to shape 2025 market

Global sheep meat production in 2024 has experienced notable shifts, driven by changing flock sizes and evolving demand from major markets. We explore the factors shaping sheep meat trade across key regions in 2024 and assess what trends are likely to emerge in 2025.

8 January 2025

Defra’s June survey shows UK beef and sheep populations at historic lows

Defra's livestock census results showed that the UK populations of cattle and sheep at June 2024 were the lowest on record.

19 December 2024

Weekly cattle & sheep market wrap – 19 December 2024

This week's view of cattle and sheep markets.