Content related to the topic: beef-lamb

7 March 2025

Weekly cattle & sheep market wrap – 07 March 2025

This week's view of the cattle and sheep markets.

7 March 2025

Rising demand for livestock feed drives compound feed market growth

The demand for compound feed in Great Britain is expected to rise in the 2024/25 season, driven primarily by increased cattle and sheep feed production.

7 March 2025

GB cattle populations fall for the tenth consecutive year

The most recent update of BCMS data shows a continuation of many of the trends we have seen over the last ten years.

3 March 2025

Host farms needed to gather commercial lamb data for industry project

RamCompare, the UK’s national progeny testing initiative, is seeking new commercial farms to join the project.

3 July 2025

2024 Beef trade review – Irish imports up as price differential widens

Increased imports and steady export growth defined the UK beef trade in 2024. Total fresh and frozen beef imports rose 8% on the year to 241,000 tonnes. Driven by a rise in exports to key EU markets, total UK beef exports grew by 9%, despite volumes to Ireland declining by 7%.

27 February 2025

Weekly cattle & sheep market wrap – 27 February 2025

This week's view of cattle and sheep markets

27 February 2025

European sheep market update: flock decline led to record prices in 2024

The European sheep flock continues to shrink, with a 1.5 million head decrease reported at the end of 2023.

26 February 2025

Highlighting the benefit of British red meat, dairy and cereals during Ramadan

Find out how we will be showcasing the use of British lamb, beef, dairy and cereals during the festival of Ramadan.

4 March 2026

The Beef and Lamb Roadmap

Setting out a route to a sustainable future for beef and lamb in England and Wales

20 February 2025

Weekly cattle & sheep market wrap - 20 February 2025

This week's view of cattle and sheep markets.

20 February 2025

Sheep meat imports rose 37% in 2024 amidst record prices and lower domestic throughput

In the newly released December 2024 trade data, we saw a continued trend of falling imports of sheep meat (down 11% from November volumes) from the peak volumes seen in June.

20 February 2025

Summary of the Beef and Lamb environmental assurance report

This report compares enhanced environmental production standards in Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, and considers the extent to which environmental considerations influence UK retailers' decision-making when importing beef and lamb.