Beef
2 January 2025
Global beef export prices were rising through most of 2021 although they did cool slightly during the fourth quarter. Although this took the edge off prices slightly, they are still elevated compared to historic averages.
20 February 2024
UK prices follow global price rises in response to the war between Russia and Ukraine.
30 March 2022
Cattle prices are currently at their highest since 2014 amongst continuing rises in input costs.
24 March 2022
The total number of cattle, sheep and pigs in Ireland all increased year-on-year, according to the latest survey.
23 March 2022
GB prime cattle prices increased by nearly 6p to 416.4p/kg
23 March 2022
EU beef exports fell by 2% in 2021, while imports fell by 8%.
23 March 2022
The EU produced 6.8 million tonnes of beef in 2021, down 0.4% from the year before.
28 April 2022
Johnes disease is a hidden disease of cattle which is ultimately fatal.
17 March 2022
In January 2022 the UK imported 20,900 tonnes of fresh and frozen beef.
17 March 2022
On 1 Jan 2022, there were 7.77 million cattle and calves in Great Britain.
16 March 2022
In recent weeks, cull cow prices have been climbing, with the GB overall cow price reaching a record breaking high last week. In the most recent week, ended 12 March, the price climbed a further 7p.
10 March 2022
Beef production in the UK picked up in February
