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The results from the June survey for Wales have been published.  The table below shows the main categories.  Agricultural June...
28 November 2013

Global Milk Prices

Global dairy markets have remained firm over the last couple of months, although price moves have been limited.  The benchmark...
27 November 2013

Welsh Moorland Amendment

As part of its ongoing work on implementing CAP reform, the Welsh Government is looking to amend the 'moorland' region. ...
The Scottish Government has launched a White Paper on an independent Scotland that promises that the country's farmers would be better-off...
The Scottish Government's consultation on implementation of CAP reform is due to be published in the first week of December. ...
27 November 2013

Potato Production

The AHDB (Potato Council) has published its provisional estimate of total GB potato production for 2013.  This is put at 5.46...
27 November 2013

Cereal Quality Survey

The HGCA has released the final results for its 2013 Cereal Quality Survey.  These prove to be not much different from...
27 November 2013

Earlybird Survey 2013

The HGCA’s Earlybird crop area survey (undertaken by the Andersons Centre) has been published.  It shows a big recovery in...
Little has been happening of note this month in terms of price movements on the UK grain market.  Any changes are being...
26 November 2013

HS2 Bill Introduced

The hybrid Bill to permit the construction of the High Speed 2 railway between London and Birmingham received its first...
26 November 2013

SPS Housekeeping

A couple of administration reminders as we approach the end of the year.  The Soil Protection Review (SPR) needs reviewing...
After two years in the making, Morrisons has unveiled plans for its online grocery shopping service with aim of winning...
The livestock industry has avoided the need to upgrade older slurry stores, but in future there may be an 'MOT-style'...
Following a consultation this summer, DEFRA has announced that all lambs under 12 months will need to be electronically tagged...
About 1,300 Arla Foods Milk Partnership (AFMP) farmers had signed up to become co-owners of the Arla Foods Amba by...
The Welsh Government has announced it will be consulting on its bovine TB compensation payments in the New Year.  The...
The RPA has revalued entitlements in England for the 2013 year.  The calculation of entitlement values is undertaken from scratch...
19 November 2013

Milk Production Surges

The latest production figures from the RPA show UK milk deliveries continue to outpace year-earlier levels.  Production for October was...
19 November 2013

Milk Prices

Whilst there has once again been a number of price increases notified (see below), Dairy Crest has announced its formula...
19 November 2013

Beet Levy Repayments

British Sugar is currently repaying growers for levies which have been incorrectly charged to them.  This stems from a European...
19 November 2013

Stilton Cheese

Stilton cheese production which has EU Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) status will not be allowed to be produced in...