Beef & Lamb

21 October 2020

Knowing who your customers are and the product specifications they are looking for is essential to optimise your sale returns. Find out how to respond to your customers’ requirements.

17 February 2021

Maximise your returns by selecting animals at the right time and to the right specification for the market.

25 March 2025

Find out how to identify, treat and prevent lameness in your flock.

14 July 2021

The latest HMRC data shows that beef imports in July were down 12% year-on-year, while exports stayed more in-line with the five-year average.

13 July 2021

Import volumes had been suppressed for several years and 2020 was no different. However, the farmgate price difference between British and New Zealand lamb has widened to the widest level for this time of year since 2016. This could mean that more New Zealand product is attracted onto the UK market.

14 July 2021

Numbers of cattle in Great Britain continued to be tighter year-on-year at 1 July, according to the latest data from BCMS.

13 July 2021

In the week ending 16 September the GB liveweight NSL SQQ dropped 3p, to 208.78p/kg. Prices continue to trend at a high level for the time of year, being 44p above year earlier levels and up 43p on the five-year average.

14 July 2021

GB prime deadweight cattle markets have continued to move down in the week ending 12 September.

11 September 2020

The Feed into Beef project is a five-year AHDB-funded collaborative project to deliver improved beef cattle feeding guidelines

13 July 2021

During August UK sheep meat production totalled 27,300 tonnes, down 6% (1,600 tonnes) year-on-year, according to Defra data. Much of the decline can be attributed to Eid-al-Adha falling in July this year rather than August as it did last year.

17 May 2022

Red meat exports from the UK have enjoyed a good start to the year with shipments already worth £733 million in the first six months – up nearly three per cent on the same period last year.

13 July 2021

In the week ending 9 September, the GB liveweight NSL SQQ was relatively stable, at 212p/kg

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