Content related to the topic: beef

7 April 2026

Beef carcase classification

Find out about carcase classification, the EUROP Grid and saleable meat yield.

21 October 2020

Beef cattle: understanding the market

Knowing who your customers are and the product specifications they are looking for is essential to optimise your sale returns. Find out how to respond to your customers’ requirements.

17 February 2021

Marketing prime beef

Maximise your returns by selecting animals at the right time and to the right specification for the market.

14 July 2021

UK’s July beef imports stay lowered, exports more typical

The latest HMRC data shows that beef imports in July were down 12% year-on-year, while exports stayed more in-line with the five-year average.

14 July 2021

GB cattle herd continues to shrink

Numbers of cattle in Great Britain continued to be tighter year-on-year at 1 July, according to the latest data from BCMS.

14 July 2021

GB prime markets move down once again

GB prime deadweight cattle markets have continued to move down in the week ending 12 September.

11 September 2020

Feed into Beef research project

The Feed into Beef project is a five-year AHDB-funded collaborative project to deliver improved beef cattle feeding guidelines

17 May 2022

Strong start to the year for red meat exports – despite Covid-19

Red meat exports from the UK have enjoyed a good start to the year with shipments already worth £733 million in the first six months – up nearly three per cent on the same period last year.

14 July 2021

August beef production moves closer to five-year average

During August, beef and veal production in the UK totalled 74,100 tonnes, 1% more than was produced in August last year.

23 September 2025

Straw prices supported by poorer yields

Straw prices have continued to creep up, supported by lower yields of this seasons harvest tightening available supplies on the market.

14 July 2021

Deadweight cattle prices move down

In the week ending 5 September, the GB all prime average deadweight cattle price stood at 372.0p/kg, down by just over a penny on the week.

30 January 2024

Jump in use of sexed dairy semen

Sales of sexed dairy semen accounted for just over half of dairy semen sales in the year to March 2020, jumping up from a 32% share the previous year.