Lamb
27 January 2022
Our latest outlooks explore production, consumption and trade for each sector.
27 January 2022
Having recorded a few consecutive weeks of declines liveweight lamb prices rose this week. In the week ended 26 January, the GB liveweight OSL SQQ gained 4.81p, to 268.03p/kg.
30 January 2024
It was a volatile month for feed ingredient prices, with omicron uncertainty weighing on prices but dry weather in South America bringing lift.
26 January 2022
In 2022 we are expecting to see many of the previous trends to continue. Australia recently signed a trade deal with the UK, and once this is ratified we do expect to see an increase in volumes from Australia.
26 January 2022
China’s pig herd has been growing, as the sector recovers from the worst impacts of African Swine Fever. But what did this mean for China’s imports of animal protein in 2021?
26 January 2022
So, what does 2022 hold for the UK economy? It is not only experiencing the aftershocks of EU Exit but also the massive impact of a global pandemic that is showing little sign of abating at the time of writing.
20 January 2022
The GB liveweight OSL SQQ slipped 5p to average 263.22p/kg in the week ending 19 Jan
19 January 2022
Exports in the year-to November were down 20%, to 62,200 tonnes. There were some challenges to exporting in 2021 with not only the on-going Covid-19 pandemic but also new trading arrangements and trade friction post the end of the Brexit transition period.
13 January 2022
During the most recent week liveweight lamb prices slipped slightly compared to the opening week of 2022 but remained strong in historic terms.
13 January 2022
Throughout 2021 lamb kill has been lower, and December was no different. Lamb kill totalled just 1.1 million head.
11 January 2022
Strength in GB lamb prices continued around the ring as we moved into the New Year.
6 January 2022
The total number of lambs in the UK as at 1 June 2021 was 16.4 million head, a 0.6% decline on year earlier numbers, according to Defra data.