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Beef prices have been struggling for most of the year.  The GB R4L steer price has fallen 44p per kg

Muller Muller has confirmed its Foston dairy in Derbyshire is to close, possibly by the end of the year.  Most

From the beginning of 2021, no healthy calf born on a UK farm supplying Arla will be slaughtered or euthanised

The Government has introduced legislation into Parliament to increase the penalties for those found guilty of animal cruelty.  The Animal

The latest GB milk production forecast from the AHDB puts deliveries for 2019/20 at 12.56 billion litres.  This is a

Global Markets Having risen at every event since the beginning of the year, the GDT average price index has fallen

Natural England has authorised the licence holders to resume the culling of badgers in two supplementary control areas in Gloucestershire

A lack of domestic demand is having a negative impact on the beef market.  After seeing a steady increase throughout

British beef is set to be exported to China for the first time since 1996.  Farming Minister, Robert Goodwill and

The EU Animal Health Law has confirmed there will be no change to the use of slaughter tags for lambs

The effects of African Swine Fever (ASF) are devastating the Chinese pig industry and, with China being the largest producer

According to BCMS data, March saw births to a dairy dams reach 137,000 head, some 3% higher than the five-year

Both the deadweight and liveweight finished lamb price eased in the week ending 11th May for old season lamb.  However,

Irish beef farmers are to receive €100m in support to compensate for the effects of Brexit.  The EU Commission has agreed

The AHDB is investing £1.4m in a marketing campaign to boost domestic consumption of lamb during the peak production season. 

Beef Have cattle prices finally stabilised?  The deadweight All Steer Price has been below year-earlier levels since October last year

Production Milk production continues to rattle along at a strong pace.  Latest figures from the AHDB for the first two

A recent survey by the AHDB suggests there are currently around 8,850 dairy producers in GB; much less than Defra’s

All the main categories of farm livestock showed a decline in numbers in December versus a year earlier.  The figures

Production and Prices Strong domestic production and a fall in European commodity prices are pointing towards possible farmgate price reductions. 

Andersons have updated their Meadow Farm Model.  The results are outlined in the table below.  To recap, Meadow Farm is

Muller announced at the end of January it would be reducing its milk price by 1.25ppl from 1st March.  The

According to Defra’s statistics, UK milk production fell in January by 2.4% compared to December’s deliveries to 1,209m litres.  But