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MEAT MARKETS AND PRICES

Beef prices hold firm as cattle supplies tighten

Finished cattle prices remain strong, moving up across most categories in early July, before stabilising again by the middle of the month. At the same time, slaughtering numbers are down,…

MEAT MARKETS AND PRICES

Tighter supplies underpin summer lamb prices

Reduced stocking densities and tighter domestic demand are supporting lamb prices, despite the usual seasonal drop in values as new-season lamb enters the market. “Supply has been quite tight in…

LAND MARKETS

Farm values: Buyers and sellers cautious in tricky market

There is plenty of money looking for decent-sized commercial farms, but buyers are choosy and easily put off by any problems such as difficult access, buildings needing investment and public…

CROPS MARKETS AND PRICES

Wheat futures gain £10/t on the week as prices firm

Grain markets are having a bullish week amid ongoing turmoil in the Middle East and Ukraine, alongside continued hot weather affecting crops across much of the northern hemisphere. London’s November…

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