Content related to the topic: lamb

13 July 2021

Liveweight lamb prices move down

Liveweight lamb prices moved in a downwards direction this week. Reports suggested a lack of export demand took away some support from the market.

7 March 2024

Australia: production to fall as re-stocking on horizon

The possibility of rebuilding depleted livestock numbers is now on the horizon this year for many Australian beef and sheep farmers, according to Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA).

7 May 2020

How are the major meat producing regions coping with coronavirus?

We take a look at how the COVID-19 pandemic is affect the key meat producting regions.

13 March 2024

Grain prices pressured as COVID-19 disrupts demand: Feed market report

Grain prices came under pressure in April as the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted demand, leading in an surplus of supplies.

13 July 2021

EU sheep meat production forecast to remain stable in 2020

The Commission expects that EU sheep and goat meat production will remain stable in 2020, after considerable growth recorded in 2019.

29 April 2024

Lockdown learning boosts meat industry expertise

New students signing up to our award winning Meat Education Programme has increased by 50% since government restrictions began.

13 July 2021

EU to open private storage aid scheme for beef and lamb

The European Commission has proposed that Private Storage Aid (PSA) could be made available some agri-food products, including beef and sheep meat.

13 July 2021

Lamb prices mixed, again

Last week liveweight hogget prices made a small week-on-week gain, only to lose ground this week. The GB liveweight OSL SQQ slipped almost 4p during the week ending 22 April.

13 July 2021

Sheep meat imports and exports both decline in February

During February UK imports of fresh and frozen primary sheep meat dropped 30% year-on-year. Meanwhile exports declined just 300 tonnes.

16 June 2020

Falling soya meal prices provide some respite for UK livestock producers: Grain Market Daily

During March, soya meal markets recorded elevated levels of support in the face of coronavirus. Global demand for feed increased, while global availability fell. Countries that had first entered lock-downs experienced large-scale logistical disruptions. Recently, with global soya supply at a high, soya meal prices have since retraced back to pre-March levels. This has provided some respite for the UK livestock industry, which makes use of imports for protein feed sources.

3 February 2025

Lamb Box Schemes

If you are looking to start up, or are running your own farm beef, lamb or pork box scheme, we have produced supporting materials for farmers and customers.

28 March 2025

Liver fluke survival in silage project

Liver fluke is a parasite that affects the health and welfare of livestock, specifically cattle and sheep. This research investigates whether liver fluke in silage poses a risk to livestock.