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CROPS MARKETS AND PRICES

Wheat margin achievable in 2026 after tough year for growers

UK cereals growers have endured a challenging 12 months, with low farmgate prices, weather constraints and a smaller domestic crop. While pressure remains on wheat prices due to a well-supplied…

MEAT MARKETS AND PRICES

Exceptional beef trade holds at £6.60/kg amid tight supplies

Finished cattle prices are still commanding a healthy premium above last year’s levels, with prices up throughout the supply chain, including at retail. Extremely tight supplies of cattle has kept…

DAIRY MARKETS AND PRICES

Just 7,000 GB dairy farmers in production as prices slide

The UK dairy sector has seen further consolidation in the past year, as the industry shifts to fewer producers delivering larger volumes of milk. The number of GB dairy farmers…

LAND MARKETS

Farmland in your area 2025: West Midlands

Supplies of farmland in the West Midlands have bucked the national trend with the number of acres marketed in 2025 among the highest for five years. According to rural agents,…

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