Content related to the topic: lamb

29 May 2020

UK lamb market update: June 2020

Red meat analyst Rebecca Wright gives an update on the latest trends for the UK lamb market, including what is happening to demand.

14 July 2021

Cattle and sheep abattoir size, and throughput risk in England

English abattoir capacity and utilisation

16 February 2023

Sheep Antimicrobial Usage Tool

calculator designed to provide an estimation of antimicrobial usage on sheep farms

13 July 2021

Mixed performance for finished lamb prices

In the latest week, finished liveweight lamb prices continued to slip, while deadweight rose.

13 July 2021

NZ lamb exports to China recover, Europe down

Exports from New Zealand were subdued during quarter one. pril brought with it a change in dynamic. With many Asian countries, including China, beginning to recover from coronavirus, shipments increased. Exports to Europe however dropped, as demand was weak, also due to coronavirus.

28 May 2020

Lack of rainfall takes its toll on UK cereal crop conditions: Feed market report

The continued lack of significant rainfall in the UK has raised concerns for the quality of the quality of the planted crop.

5 February 2025

Top tips to prepare for shearing during the coronavirus pandemic

Prepare and plan for delays to shearing service due to social distancing measures in place to control COVID-19.

13 July 2021

UK sheep meat export volumes fall as imports climb

In March, UK exports of fresh and frozen sheep meat fell by 40%

13 July 2021

Live lamb prices ease, while deadweight gains

Liveweight lamb prices eased in the week ending 20 May, while deadweight prices rose in the week ending 16 May.

13 July 2021

UK beef and lamb import tariffs to remain high post-Brexit

Earlier this week the UK government announced the new Most Favoured Nation (MFN) tariff regime which will apply to all imports from countries who do not have a trade deal with the UK. For beef and lamb, the tariffs broadly mirror the level of the EU’s current Common External Tariffs.

8 June 2020

Using clover to drive performance with reduced Nitrogen inputs

Join AHDB’s Animal Health & Welfare Scientist ,Siwan Howatson, and Helen Mathieu, Area Sales Manager at Germinal for a webinar looking at the use of red and white clover to improve performance.

13 July 2021

NZ tries to offset the closed China market by increasing exports to other markets

During the first quarter of 2020 New Zealand beef exports grew, while sheep meat exports declined. Production in New Zealand only really became affected by coronavirus in April, which will only then have limited available volumes of export.