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13 July 2021

Decrease in liveweight lamb prices

The liveweight lamb market has weakened in the second week of May, with an increase in the throughput coming into GB auction markets.

13 July 2021

Does the German market hold opportunities for UK lamb?

Germany is a net importer of sheep meat products. In 2020, Germany imported 47,900 tonnes of sheep meat (including offal) and exported just 5,000 tonnes.

13 July 2021

Liveweight lamb prices on the rise

Both old season and new season liveweight lamb prices have increased during the past week. In the week ending 5 May, the GB Liveweight OSL SQQ prices increased 6.6p on the week to average 296.41p/kg. Prices are up 89p when compared to the same week in 2020.

14 July 2021

Grass growth frigid in frosty April

Average national grass growth rates were less than impressive during April, according to our Forage for Knowledge programme.

13 July 2021

Lamb slaughter lower than forecast, will this continue?

Back in January, we released a series of Agri-Market Outlooks looking at our expectations for 2021. We will now have a look over the lamb market outlook to see how well it has performed three months on.

13 July 2021

GB deadweight lamb trade drops back

GB deadweight lamb prices dropped back in the latest week. In the week ending 24 April, the GB deadweight OSL SQQ fell by 5.3p on the week to average 674.2p/kg.

28 April 2021

Strategic Farm: Heifers – to breed or to buy?

10 June 2026

Meet the Challenge Sheep farmers

Meet the Challenge Sheep farmers.

14 July 2021

Livestock farms could see lift in average farm business income

According to Defra’s latest farm business income forecast*, livestock farms in England are expected to see an increase in average farm business income for the 2020/21 year.

14 July 2021

Decline in EU beef and sheep meat production forecast in 2021

EU beef and lamb production each expected to fall by around 1% in 2021

13 July 2021

Liveweight lamb trade falls following pre-Ramadan rush

Liveweight old season lamb prices have fallen in the past week

13 July 2021

Cull ewe throughputs increasing, but remain low

During Q1 2021, estimated slaughter of ewes and rams totalled 277,000 head, 27% (102,000 head) fewer than during the same period in 2020.