Land Strategies Blog

November 2010 - Posts

• EBLEX Levy Hike Needs to be Challenged

  Good on Graham Dixon and his band of 30 Northumberland farmers for questioning EBLEX’s demand for an 18% increase in levy fees. A hike like this bears challenge even in boom times, much less when money is tight. EBLEX which only covers England already... Posted Nov 29 2010, 03:07 PM by Land Strategies Farming Blog Select Tags... SaveCancel Filed under: NFU, EBLEX Levy Increase [Edit Tags]

• Why the consumer is buying less lamb – insight from EBLEX shows it’s not just about price

  This year consumers have bought 6% less lamb than last, and the decline seems to be speeding up. In the last 12 weeks consumers bought 11% less lamb than they did in the same period last year. These are scary numbers and the pessimist might envisage a... Posted Nov 11 2010, 03:10 PM by Land Strategies Farming Blog Filed under: Lamb consumption, EBLEX, Lamb market prices, lamb eating quality [Edit Tags]