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Beef & Lamb
17 March 2022
In January UK exports of fresh and frozen sheep meat staged a small recovery compared to the exceptionally low levels recorded in January 2021.
17 March 2022
In January 2022 the UK imported 20,900 tonnes of fresh and frozen beef.
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17 March 2022
On 1 Jan 2022, there were 7.77 million cattle and calves in Great Britain.
16 March 2022
In recent weeks, cull cow prices have been climbing, with the GB overall cow price reaching a record breaking high last week. In the most recent week, ended 12 March, the price climbed a further 7p.
10 March 2022
Lamb prices have diverged in trend with liveweight prices falling and deadweight rising. In the week ended 9 March the GB liveweight OSL SQQ slipped 1.75p, to 259.64p/kg.
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10 March 2022
The latest Defra slaughter data release puts UK lamb slaughter at 864,900 head in February, up 10% on February 2021 levels.
10 March 2022
Beef production in the UK picked up in February
11 March 2022
Prices for all categories rose this week and remain well above their respective 5year averages.
7 March 2022
Total GB animal feed production stood at 5.96 million tonnes in the season to date
7 March 2022
It is hard to say how high energy prices will go, and for how long
3 March 2022
Lamb prices have once again recorded declines in the most recent week. While prices do stand well below year earlier levels, they are still strong on historic terms.