Latest market prices, news and analysis LAND MARKETSPowys farm offers good buildings and accommodationA mixed arable and livestock farm set in about 377 acres near Brecon offers good quality land, extensive buildings and renovated accommodation. As well as the farmed land, Trehenry Fawr… CROPS MARKETS AND PRICESHuge cuts to wheat and rapeseed plantings for harvest 2024Delayed spring plantings due to the rain and extensive damage to winter crops which did make it into the ground suggest the UK is facing the smallest wheat area in… LAND MARKETSOutrage as Scots government plans to break up larger holdingsScottish landowners have slated a new Land Reform Bill tabled in Holyrood on Thursday (14 March) which sets out plans to break up larger farms and estates should they come… CROPS MARKETS AND PRICESUK oilseeds prices driven up by global soya bean marketsUK oilseeds have had a £14/t uplift in the past week as markets follow the wider global soya bean trend, which has been supported by a shift in supply-and-demand dynamics.… LAND MARKETSScottish land owners must register or risk £5,000 fineScottish owners and long-term tenants of land or property may need to submit an entry to a new register or risk a £5,000 fine, the Scottish government has warned. The… POTATOESUK potatoes in tight supply and selling for more than £500/tSeveral years of declining production and a prolonged wet winter have started to bite in the potato sector, with a tight supply situation for potatoes forcing up free-buy prices. The… MEAT MARKETS AND PRICESReviewed ABP grid heeds dairy-beef trendRevised specifications from a leading processor signal a contraction in the beef sector and an increase in the number of dairy-beef cattle in the UK, say industry commentators. Red meat… MARKETS AND TRENDSDanish farmers could face first carbon tax on agricultureA proposed tax on the carbon footprint of agricultural businesses in Denmark is being considered which, if implemented, could make it the first country to impose this type of taxation.… BUSINESSIndustry seeks assurances as another salad supplier goes bustRetailers must find ways to make the supply chain more sustainable or more growers and fresh produce businesses in the horticulture sector will go bust. Jack Ward, chief executive of… MARKETS AND TRENDSEU plans more tariff concessions for Ukraine despite protestsMEPs on the European Parliament's international trade committee have voted to extend the EU's trade liberalisation measures with Ukraine for another year, potentially allowing cheaper access for agricultural goods. Temporary… LAND MARKETSDownsizing farmers support market for smallholdingsAfter a relatively slow period for small farms and smallholdings in some areas of the UK, more properties are coming onto the market and there is greater buyer interest. Farmers… MEAT MARKETS AND PRICESHalal lamb: 'A market farmers can no longer ignore'The consumption of halal meat may have its detractors, but Awal Fuseini, senior sector manager at the AHDB, says it is a market that farmers and processors can no longer… More articles