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Beef & Lamb
14 July 2021
The lack of rainfall, particularly across England and Wales, has started to seriously restrict grass growth.
14 July 2021
The GB all-prime average price rose 8p in the week ending 6 June to 353.0p/kg.
14 July 2021
Beef production in the EU was down 0.4% in March compared to the previous year.
8 July 2025
Bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) is a highly contagious viral disease of cattle. It is one of the biggest disease issues facing the UK cattle industry.
5 June 2020
Learning how to grow and use grass efficiently requires investment in the right infrastructure to make rotational grazing work, save money and simplify the workload. However, for those who are still building up their grazing knowledge, it’s important to realise that continued investment is needed to keep learning and fine-tune management decisions
28 February 2025
Forward planning is critical for Chris and Sarah Berry from Exeter who are aiming to increase output and reduce costs. After recently taking on full-time management of Higher Thornton Farm in Devon, Chris is aiming to improve their resilience to dry weather through diverse swards and grazing management
13 July 2021
In the week ended 30 May, the GB deadweight NSL SQQ dropped almost 19p, to 526.7p/kg. Estimated kill has continued on the same trend as it has for most of 2020.
13 July 2021
Red meat demand appears to have bounced back and is now overall slightly up year-on-year. Beef and pork have both recorded growth, while lamb is steady.
14 July 2021
Across the board GB deadweight cattle prices have continued on an upwards trend. During the week ending 30 May, the all-prime average measure increased 7.5p week-on-week.
14 July 2021
The GB cattle population at 1 April 2020 was smaller than at the same point in 2019, according to data from British Cattle Movement Service. The total number of cattle under 30 months was back by around 74,500 head.
3 June 2020
The UK halal food sector is one that is of growing importance to the national economy. Spend in the UK halal food and beverage industry in 2016 reached an estimated £4.64 billion, or 8% of the UK’s total food and drink spend.