Bulletins

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI H5N1) has been confirmed in commercial poultry at premises in St. Ives, Cornwall.  This is

The AHDB is forecasting GB milk deliveries to be down -0.3% for the 2024/25 milk year.  Supplies to date are

The pig price has been relatively stable over the past year, albeit drifting slowly downwards.  The SPP (EU spec) was

Beef The prime beef farmgate price has been on an upward trajectory since July.  The GB deadweight all-steer price has

Although midge activity is slowing down, new cases keep coming to light, mainly through active surveillance and pre-movement testing.  Following

Outbreaks of the bluetongue virus continue to spread in the east of England.  Since the end of August the number

The Government has announced a new bovine TB eradication strategy.  It has stated that it aims to bring the badger

Following the consultation held earlier in the year (see our article of 22nd January 2024 https://abcbooks.co.uk/free-range-egg-consultation/) Defra will alter legislation

Production AHDB reports that GB milk production was down 0.9% in the April-July compared to the same period in 2023. 

New controls came into force in England from 21st August and in Wales from 22nd August to safeguard Britain’s sheep

Beef The GB cattle price has risen sharply since the middle of July.  The GB deadweight steer overall price stood

Since the beginning of June, clean cattle prices have stabilised and are now back above year-earlier levels.  In 2023 prices

Profitability figures from our Friesian Farm model are shown in the table below.  This is a notional 220+ cow business

The Scottish Government has confirmed that a maximum calving interval requirement will be introduced for the 2025 Scottish Suckler Beef Support

The Laying Hen Housing for Health and Welfare Grant is now open for applications.  The online checker is available until

Both the EU-Spec SPP and APP experienced big losses in the week ending June 8th.  The SPP fell by 1.2p

The AHDB has revised it’s GB milk production for the 2024/25 season down since its previous forecast in March.  The

Defra has expanded its support to tackle endemic diseases in livestock.  The previous Annual Health and Welfare review has been

The AHDB is forecasting UK sheep meat production to decline by 2.9% in 2024 compared with 2023, to total 278,000

It has been announced that the Lancashire-based milk processor, Yew Tree Dairies, is to be taken over by Muller UK. 

According to the AHDB the spring flush passed with a ‘whimper’.  GB daily milk deliveries recorded a downturn in the

Defra has increased the grant available under the Smaller Abattoir Fund.  The fund, which opened in December, supports the purchase

Defra has released guidance for the first round of the Laying Hen Housing for Health and Welfare Grant.  This new