Quality Meat Scotland is calling on the UK government for progress in recovering £1.5m in ‘lost levy money’.
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Survey reveals Scottish farming’s 2013 challenges
Confidence in Scottish agriculture remains high, despite falling profitability, harsh weather and poor lamb prices. According to the Bank of Scotland’s annual agricultural report, only 11% of 474 respondents said they thought the industry was prosperous in 2012 – a drop of eight percentage points compared to the previous year. Although only 59% expected to [...]
NFU Scotland calls for dairy contingency plan
NFU Scotland has called on the UK government to prepare a contingency plan for the dairy industry as the voluntary code of practice has not been as effective as hoped.
Hogg prices show modest improvement
Prices achieved for hoggs sold through auction marts last week (ending 25 January) showed a modest improvement. “As January settles down after the holiday disruption the volume of hoggs reaching the market is continuing to run ahead of last year,” said Quality Meat Scotland head of economic services Stuart Ashworth. However, despite a higher volume [...]
German retailer sells Welsh Lamb
An upmarket retailer in Germany has started selling Welsh Lamb.
Galeria Kaufhoff, one of Germany’s most prestigious stores, has been selling the Welsh Lamb brand in 35 of its 100 stores.
UK sheep meat cuts and offal export figures released
Export of UK sheep meat cuts rose by 11% in the first nine months of 2012, EBLEX figures have confirmed. The export of bone-in and boneless cuts rose despite a 6% fall in overall sheep meat exports, driven by an 11% drop in carcase shipments. Sheep meat cuts account for approximately 26% of total export [...]
Welsh sheep farmers covering cost of production
During the 2011/2012 financial year, the average Welsh sheep farmer managed to cover 110% of their costs of production, figures have revealed. Statistics published in the Wales Farm INcome booklet show that in the pas year, it cost the average sheep farmer 179p/kg to produce lambs taking into account feed, forage, power and machinery costs. [...]
Welsh sheep numbers rise for third year in a row
The number of sheep and lambs in Wales rose for the third consecutive year in 2011. Figures released in the June 2012 Survey of Agriculture and Horticulture in Wales, show that the total number of sheep and lambs in Wales in June was nearly 8.9m – up 3% on the year before. Lamb numbers rose [...]
Scope for higher margins from LFA sheep production
Higher margins can be earned by Less Favoured Area sheep producers who
concentrate on achieving better physical performance, which is the biggest driver of better results, says EBLEX.
Positive outlook for world meat prices
Global beef and sheep prices are likely to remain firm in 2012 as demand from emerging economies grows against a backdrop of generally tight supplies, according to AHDB