Beef & Lamb

13 July 2021

Despite China taking more meat from all over the world, it has not been enough to stop wholesale meat prices from rising.

14 July 2021

GB prime deadweight cattle prices increased for both steers and heifers for the week ending 28 December, finishing at 334.9p/kg and 335.5p/kg respectively.

14 July 2021

2019 has been a very challenging year for the beef sector. Here we look back on some of the key events in the beef industry over the last 12 months, and those that will remain relevant in 2020.

14 January 2020

As ever, there are some conflicting forces in the sheep market at the moment.

13 July 2021

The GB daily liveweight SQQ has been relatively steady over the Christmas period. For the week ending 25 December, the SQQ price increased by nearly 16p to finish at 212p/kg.

14 July 2021

During October, Irish beef production jumped up by 85% month-on-month to total 61,000 tonnes (177,000 head).

14 July 2021

The latest update from Kantar, covering the 12 weeks ending 1 December, continues to bring news of red meat performing badly. Processed meats in particular are struggling.

14 July 2021

No-one can have escaped the headlines about consumer behaviour and views on meat and plant-based foods. The European Commission has investigated the impact that switching between animal protein and plant protein might have on the prices and production of each.

14 July 2021

In 2018 the UK imported 380,000 tonnes of beef, either fresh, frozen or processed. Of this, 340,000 tonnes was imported tariff free from the EU.

14 July 2021

In the first nine months of 2019 EU imports of total beef has declined 5% on-the-year, to 179,100 tonnes.

13 July 2021

What could the tariffs actually mean for prices if they came into force.

14 July 2021

Details of the potential tariffs for importing and exporting if the UK and EU do not agree a free trade agreement.

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