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UK October sheep kill lowest on record
Darren Carty
While October throughput of 1.09m head was 133,500 above September levels, the AHDB reports that it was 18,000 lower than in 2023 and the lowest level on record.
27 November 2024 Markets
Beef Trends: factories desperate for finished cattle
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including news of another lift to beef quotes.
13 November 2024 Northern Ireland
Lamb price and carcase weight limits increase
Competition for fat lambs is intensifying with plants offering higher prices and increasing weight limits to secure numbers.
UK sheep production forecasts revised downwards
The AHDB now forecasts that production in 2024 is likely to fall by almost 8%, while the 2024/2025 lamb crop is estimated reduce by 4% compared with this season’s figures.
9 November 2024 Markets
Average inheritance charge in England will be £240,000
The inheritance changes are targeted at private and institutional investors that used land as a vehicle to minimise their tax exposure.
3 November 2024 News
Grain Trends: prices continue to be announced
Grain prices for harvest 2024 in Ireland have been announced in recent days. Here is some news from around the world.
30 October 2024 Markets
Market Digest: stories from around the world
Brief news snippets from Australia, Britain, Germany and Argentina.
30 October 2024 World
Shrinking cow herds means trouble ahead for factories
Falling cattle numbers in Ireland and Europe means surplus processing capacity
27 October 2024 News
Strong UK retail demand for both beef and lamb
Shoppers buying more beef and lamb in Britain despite higher prices.
11 October 2024 News
Three farmer questions answered on bluetongue
The AHDB in England recently hosted a webinar for farmers on the bluetongue virus, answering a number of farmer questions.
29 September 2024 News
English sheep and cattle populations at record low - AHDB
The results from DEFRA’s annual June livestock survey saw the sheep flock fall by 4.3%, while the cattle herd declined by 2%.
13 September 2024 Northern Ireland
Grain Trends: prices down this week despite dry weather
There is dry weather in many parts of Europe, but this does not seem to be driving prices upwards at present.
31 July 2024 Markets