Beef

14 July 2021

No-one can have escaped the headlines about consumer behaviour and views on meat and plant-based foods. The European Commission has investigated the impact that switching between animal protein and plant protein might have on the prices and production of each.

14 July 2021

In 2018 the UK imported 380,000 tonnes of beef, either fresh, frozen or processed. Of this, 340,000 tonnes was imported tariff free from the EU.

14 July 2021

In the first nine months of 2019 EU imports of total beef has declined 5% on-the-year, to 179,100 tonnes.

14 July 2021

Should the UK end up trading with the EU without a free trade agreement, there will be tariffs to pay

14 July 2021

Demand for beef, lamb and pork has been falling so far this year in key EU consuming countries.

14 July 2021

Looking back over the past five years there is very little link between GB farmgate and retail prices. Although the overall average retail price appears to fluctuate week-on-week, this is really because of changes in the weekly mix of products sold.

14 July 2021

UK beef and veal production stood at 82,800 tonnes in November, similar to year-earlier levels.

14 July 2021

Global beef and veal production* is expected to reach 61.86 million tonnes CWE in 2020.

14 July 2021

Exports have increased so far this year, although they continue to account for less than a fifth of domestic production. Although export volumes are higher, export prices are lower.

14 July 2021

During October, UK exports of fresh and frozen beef continued on the trend of 2019, recording another year-on-year increase.

14 July 2021

During Q3 2019, GB cattle registrations totalled 608,800 head

14 July 2021

Much attention has been paid to UK exports so far this year, which have been increasing in volume, but at lower prices. But, what has been happening on the import side, and perhaps more importantly why?

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