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MEAT MARKETS AND PRICES

UK beef and pig exports to Canada see major increases

The value and volume of UK beef and pigmeat exports to Canada has seen an increase in 2024, according to the AHDB. The Canadian market is now the second-biggest export…

LAND MARKETS

Large mixed farming estate launched in Welsh national park

One of the most significant mixed-use farming estates in the Eryri National Park in Wales is on the market at a guide price of £15m. The 3,784-acre Nannau Estate, at…

CROPS MARKETS AND PRICES

Wheat prices hit by weather and currency factors

Wheat prices have come under further pressure this week, with futures markets on both sides of the Atlantic hitting new contract lows. London May wheat futures were trading at just…

BUSINESS

Tight beef supply sees deadweight prices soaring

Tight international and domestic beef supplies are said to be responsible for a near 40% increase in cattle deadweight prices in just nine months, according to Wales’s red meat levy…

DAIRY MARKETS AND PRICES

Milk volumes hit record highs as farmgate prices hold

GB average daily milk production surpassed 38m litres for the first time in mid-April, with volumes expecting to climb even further as the spring flush approaches in early May. Daily…

INPUT MARKETS AND PRICES

Fertiliser prices climb amid challenging global outlook

Fertiliser products are becoming less affordable for farm businesses, with input prices climbing faster than most agricultural commodities. That is according to RaboResearch, the knowledge arm of multinational agricultural banking…

BUSINESS

Urgent call to address animal welfare in UK trade deals

The UK risks undermining its animal welfare laws and disadvantaging British farmers if trade deals allow imports from countries with lower standards, a new report has warned. As the UK…

LAND MARKETS

Quality arable opportunities in farm sales and tenancies

The launch of a 405-acre arable farm in East Yorkshire this week will pique the interest of buyers looking for high-quality land. Highthorpe Farm is being sold on behalf of…

LAND MARKETS

Farm and land sales pipeline grows for 2025

Land agents are appraising many more potential farm and land sales than a year ago. Whether these all come to the market in 2025 remains to be seen. While the…

MILK PRICES

Crediton Dairy struggles with milk glut

Milk processor Crediton Dairy has called on its suppliers to reduce the amount of residual litres they are sending as it strives to deal with excessive milk volumes. The Devon-based…

MEAT MARKETS AND PRICES

Rearing calves selling for £500 plus at auction

Beef finishers in search for replacements have been paying well in excess of £500 a head for rearing calves at livestock markets. The calf trade has been buoyed up throughout…

CROPS MARKETS AND PRICES

UK oilseeds fluctuate at £450/t due to currency movements

A stronger pound against the US dollar has reduced the relative cost of imports coming into the UK, with most commodities traded globally in dollars. Sterling has rallied against the…

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