Content related to the topic: lamb

21 June 2022

Annual UK lamb kill rises again in May

According to the latest Defra data, the UK produced 21,300 tonnes of sheep meat in May

16 June 2022

Liveweight lamb prices drop but deadweight prices pick up

In the week ending 15 June, the GB liveweight NSL SQQ averaged 309.1p/kg, down 22.9p from the week before

16 June 2022

GB grass growth peaks in May

Most places are likely now over peak grass growth, with the peak arriving in May rather than June this year.

15 June 2022

Australian lamb, the story so far in 2022

Production and trade in the early months of the year

9 June 2022

Liveweight lamb prices ease

The GB NSL SQQ averaged 332p/kg in the week ending 8 June.

10 June 2022

EU sheep meat production drops in Q1

In the first quarter of 2022 the EU produced a total of 97,000 tonnes of sheep meat, down 3.7% compared to the same period last year.

7 June 2022

FAO Food Price Index falls in May

The FAO Food Price Index was down 0.6% from April's level

1 June 2022

GB deadweight lamb prices ease

In the week ending 28 May, GB deadweight sheep prices lost some ground from the week before.

26 May 2022

Weekly lamb throughputs slightly down

Auction market throughputs, and slaughter were both lower in the week

25 May 2022

How selective breeding will improve sheep resilience to climate change

A project to identify how sheep breeds are evolving to better cope with the challenges of climate change has been carried out as part of the joint AHDB and BBSRC Initiative: Enabling the agricultural transition to net-zero.

24 May 2022

New Zealand sheep meat trade update

New Zealand has slaughtered 12.8million sheep and lambs in the first half of the 2021/22 season (which began in October), totalling 256,000 tonnes of sheep meat

19 May 2022

Liveweight down, deadweight up for lamb prices

In the week ending 18 May, liveweight lamb prices declined with the OSL SQQ dropping 13.7p, to 255.6p/kg