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Beef & Lamb
30 January 2024
The UK milking herd held steady at 1.85 million head in the Defra June survey – but the devolved nations had some shifts.
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11 January 2022
A 4% increase in the Northern Irish cattle herd boosted overall UK numbers in the latest Defra June census data.
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5 January 2022
In the week ended 1 January, the deadweight all-prime cattle average stood at 408.4p/kg
5 January 2022
Global meat consumption is expected to continue growing by 1.4% per year
23 December 2021
After faltering for the past two weeks, liveweight lamb prices have again moved upwards this week. In the week ended 22 December the GB liveweight NSL SQQ increased by almost 9p, to 280.43p/kg.
22 December 2021
Cattle prices weakened slightly in the most recent week. During the week ending 18 December, the GB deadweight all prime average slipped 2.2p.
11 January 2022
UK beef production was 6% lower in November year-on-year, continuing the trend we have seen all year.
29 April 2024
What you need to know right now about the UK-Australia FTA
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16 December 2021
Lamb prices have slipped slightly this week, reflecting that the Christmas kill will now be winding down. During the week ending the 15 December, the GB liveweight NSL SQQ fell 7p, to 271.87p/kg.
11 January 2022
The UK’s beef imports and exports rose year-on-year in October.
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16 December 2021
Production during the month totalled 24,700 tonnes, down 10% on-the-year. 11% fewer lambs came forwards.
11 January 2022
In the week ending 11 December, the all-prime average deadweight cattle price fell 2.5p to average 406.7p/kg.