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Beef & Lamb
10 February 2022
Pedigree breeders are being encouraged to submit ram nominations to RamCompare, the national progeny test for terminal sire breeds, for the 2022 mating season. Nominations are open now, and close on 20 April.
10 February 2022
Store cattle prices have continued to record strength over the past few months, reflecting developments in the market for finished cattle. Given the time it takes to finish animals, it is interesting how closely prices are correlated in real time.
10 February 2022
During January, 21,200 tonnes of sheep meat was produced in the UK.
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9 February 2022
There was a small drop in the GB all-prime average deadweight cattle price for week ending 5 February, down 0.6p to 405.1p/kg.
8 February 2022
French lamb production, in contrast to British production, peaks in the Spring. Therefore, the French market is just now heading into peak production. Last year France produced 81,800 tonnes of sheep meat in total, a similar total volume to 2020, and to the five-year average.
7 February 2022
A farming business situated on the North Cornwall-Devon border has been successful in applying to be a new AHDB Monitor Farm.
20 March 2025
Watery mouth is an infectious bacterial disease that can kill newborn lambs usually within the first 3 days of life. Lambs pick up infection from the environment and the bacteria multiply very rapidly in the gut. Affected lambs die within hours.
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7 February 2022
Senior beef industry figures in America got to sample the flavour of British beef and learn more about the UK’s meat production during a high-profile event in Texas this week.
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3 February 2022
The GB liveweight OSL SQQ rose by nearly 1.5p to average 269.5p/kg in the w/e 2 Feb.
17 March 2022
AHDB is excited to announce that it’s bringing back its popular red meat export conference in March, providing our exporters with the opportunity to hear more about AHDB’s valuable work across the export arena and gain a greater understanding of the current trade dynamics
3 February 2022
Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) have released their cattle industry forecast for 2022. Production is expected to increase but pressures remain for both domestic and export markets, due to the impact of COVID-19 and increases in price inflation.
5 March 2025
The latest Australian cattle and sheep industry forecasts have been released by Meat and Livestock Australia.