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13 October 2021
EU beef production is expected to fall, but sheep meat production rise.
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7 October 2021
Over the past two weeks lamb prices have ticked up and there are tentative signs in auction market throughputs this week that this may have finally pulled some supplies forwards.
7 October 2021
Global shipping costs have increased sharply since the Covid-19 pandemic began. Some freight rates are now over 290% higher than this time last year. Reports suggest there is little sign of when things will improve.
11 January 2022
Irish sheep numbers rose by 1.4% year-on-year in June to 5.6 million, driven by the breeding flock.
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30 September 2021
Liveweight lamb prices have picked back up somewhat this week, with the number being marketed remaining relatively low. The liveweight NSL SQQ averaged 227.2p/kg.
30 September 2021
There have been significant declines in the sheep population across almost all categories. The total sheep and lamb population has contracted by 3%, to 14.6 million head.
24 April 2024
UK feed wheat prices fell slightly on the month, but barley and rapeseed remained strong.
1 October 2021
What are the fundamental reasons behind those high prices, and what will impact them over the coming months?
28 September 2021
Sheep meat is largely a niche product in the US with average per capita consumption being at just 0.5kg/year, which is an eighth of consumption in the UK. Although with a significantly larger population, overall consumption of lamb is around 170k tonnes per year.
30 April 2024
Prices for cattle and sheep around the world have generally strengthened over the past few weeks.
24 September 2021
Clean sheep prices fell in the latest week, there were lower throughputs in the markets, and a lower estimated slaughter
20 September 2021
There are just seven-weeks to go until the 2021 Sheep Breeders Round Table (SBRT), online event takes place this year between Monday 15 and Friday 19 November.