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Peas and beans are enjoying a resurgence, with the three-crop rule and decline of oilseed rape driving a big increase in planted area this year. Bean plantings are likely to…

The undisputed farming buzzword of 2014 is volatility. You can’t attend a conference or flick through the farming press without hearing how sharp ups and downs are here to stay…

LAND MARKETS

Plenty of farmland in Scotland has hit the market after a slow first half of the year. Wet weather in the spring put paid to plans for several launches of…

MEAT MARKETS AND PRICES

With the closure of the 2 Sisters deal, 60% of cattle slaughtered in the UK and Ireland will be handled by just three companies – ABP, Dawn Meats and Kepak.…

MEAT MARKETS AND PRICES

The UK sheep sector must find ways to improve domestic demand for lamb to thrive in an uncertain future, according to a panel at the National Sheep Association’s Sheep Event.…

INPUT MARKETS AND PRICES

Farmer-to-farmer deals dominate hay and silage trade as merchants had little to any stocks left. Fodder is of extremely varied quality and at such a range of prices no national…

CROPS MARKETS AND PRICES

Domestic grain prices have reported fresh increases as yield forecasts across Europe continue to fall and a deterioration in the value of the pound made importing alternative products costlier. Feed…

MEAT MARKETS AND PRICES

Lamb finishers have been rewarded this week for responding to increased demand by seeing sharply higher prices despite larger numbers arriving at market. Buyers have been keen to cover orders…