Content related to the topic: beef-lamb

9 May 2025

Beef and lamb February trade update: Value of beef exports rise in line with growing UK beef price as volumes ease

Using the first two months of UK beef and lamb trade data, this article recaps UK exports during this period and monitors imports of beef and lamb and their origins.

6 August 2025

Diseases affecting beef cattle

Learn about the impact of disease on welfare, productivity and profitability.

19 August 2025

Diseases affecting sheep

Learn about the impact of disease on welfare, productivity and profitability.

24 April 2025

What could the impact of President Trump’s tariffs be on the UK beef and lamb markets?

We examine the current state of play of UK-US trade, and the potential impact of tariffs.

17 April 2025

Beef market update: strength in EU cattle prices as Ireland moves upwards

We explore the latest moves in EU cattle prices, and the potential impact on the UK.

3 July 2025

Beef and lamb Q1 production update: Early 2025 figures show a dip in production as supply tightens

UK beef production fell 3.5% year on year in Q1, driven by lower slaughter and lighter carcase weights. Lamb production slipped 4.5% year on year in the first quarter of 2025, with a fewer clean and adult sheep coming forward.

21 August 2026

Best-practice guide to outwintering

Use this information to make informed decisions around outwintering your livestock and explore the options that are best suited to your system.

17 August 2026

Outwintering livestock: Planning and preparation

Find out how to manage forage during outwintering to ensure livestock receive sufficient nutrition while minimising damage to pastures.

24 April 2025

Outwintering livestock: Implementation

Find out how to ensure livestock receive balanced nutrition in bale-grazing systems.

24 April 2025

Outwintering livestock: Feeding hay or silage

Understand the differences between feeding hay and silage for effective forage management.

17 April 2025

Red meat retail performance - 23 March 2025

Beef volume and spend continue to increase, while there is a different story for lamb.

3 April 2025

Lamb market update: Australian lamb production is expected to remain at record levels, what does this mean for the UK?

As the worlds biggest exporter of sheep meat, Australian sheep meat prices, production and exports have a significant impact on the global sheep sector. This article examines Australia’s current export position with a specific focus on what this means for the UK.