Trends and Prices

Barley Demand Drop

Young non-drinkers drive down demand for UK barley

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Falling number of youngsters drinking alcohol drops demand for brewing and distilling

Despite the lack of summer sunshine, red meat sales are up on the year

Despite the lack of summer sunshine, red meat sales are up on the year

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Trends and Prices

Red meat sales increase despite lack of sunshine

Where will Scotland's beef come from? Ref:RH100723044 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer

Where will Scotland's beef come from? Ref:RH100723044 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer

Record beef prices

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Scottish beef prices stay high, but where will supply come from?

Farmland market has seen more activity this year Ref:RH280723030 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer

Farmland market has seen more activity this year Ref:RH280723030 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer

Market Recovers

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The amount of farmland available to buy is at its highest level since 2018

Finished cattle prices continue to rise

Finished cattle prices continue to rise

Record Beef Prices

Trends and Prices

Increased demand on home and export markets causes beef prices to remain high

Sheep production in the EU fell 7.4% in the first six months of 2024

Sheep production in the EU fell 7.4% in the first six months of 2024

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EU input costs steadily decline whilst food inflation stabilises

Rising milk prices should bolster profits ahead of the 2023/2024 milk year

Rising milk prices should bolster profits ahead of the 2023/2024 milk year

Brighter Days Ahead

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After a difficult year milk profits set to rise to £590/cow for 2024/25

Sheep farmers in New Zealand are being hit by higher input costs, interest rates, a drought and reduced demand from their main market, China

Sheep farmers in New Zealand are being hit by higher input costs, interest rates, a drought and reduced demand from their main market, China

Trends and Prices

Trends and Prices

NZ sheep margins hit by drought, interest rates and reduced demand from China

All types have been cattl have improved with young bulls averaging £5/dwkg plus in Scotland

All types have been cattl have improved with young bulls averaging £5/dwkg plus in Scotland

cattle prices rise

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Finished beef cattle prices rise above £5/dwkg for all

Scotch Mule ewe lambs sold to £222 for a pen of 40 from Alan Shennan, Farden

Scotch Mule ewe lambs sold to £222 for a pen of 40 from Alan Shennan, Farden

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First of breeding sheep sales in Scotland and the north of England soar to new levels

Self sufficiency in certain types of vegetables has fallen as low as 53%

Self sufficiency in certain types of vegetables has fallen as low as 53%

Shocking Decline

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Government urged to do more to improve 62% self sufficiency in food

Finished cattle prices are improving as supplies slip and are likely to fall further in the next couple of months Ref: RH270624183 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer

Finished cattle prices are improving as supplies slip and are likely to fall further in the next couple of months Ref: RH270624183 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer

Beef price rise

Trends and Prices

Deadweight cattle prices rise across GB as supplies tighten

Scotland's dairy herd numbers fall further

Scotland's dairy herd numbers fall further

Dairy Herds Shrinking

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Scottish dairy herd numbers drop by 21 in past six months

Land owners and tenant farmers would have to pay a lot more tax if APR is abolished

Land owners and tenant farmers would have to pay a lot more tax if APR is abolished

APR Abolition Impact

The Political Field

Abolition of Agricultural Property Relief of huge concern to land owners and tenants

All types of sheep are in demand - store, breeding and prime

All types of sheep are in demand - store, breeding and prime

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Trends and Prices

Increased demand for sheep – Store, breeding and prime lambs all up on the year

Finishing cattle at a younger age reduces carbon emissions

Finishing cattle at a younger age reduces carbon emissions

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Trends and Prices

ABP Prism 2030 project reduces carbon emissions from beef and sheep sectors

Store lamb averages were up a massive £19 per head at C and D Auction Marts' opening sale at Longtown

Store lamb averages were up a massive £19 per head at C and D Auction Marts' opening sale at Longtown

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Trends and Prices

Store lambs averages rise almost £20 per head at opening sales

Sell store cattle now for the same money the cattle would attract in October

Sell store cattle now for the same money the cattle would attract in October

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Trends and Prices

Study the market for future livestock prices and when to get the best trade

Beef prices are slowly but surely improving with Aberdeen Angus selling for £5 per deadweight kg this week

Beef prices are slowly but surely improving with Aberdeen Angus selling for £5 per deadweight kg this week

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Trends and Prices

Finished beef prices turn the corner as deadweight trade nudges north

Demand for poultry meat is set to soar

Demand for poultry meat is set to soar

Trends & Prices

Trends and Prices

Demand for poultry and sheep meat set to increase 15%

Becki Leach says there has been no extra money available from the milk price for dairy farmers to invest in their enterprises

Becki Leach says there has been no extra money available from the milk price for dairy farmers to invest in their enterprises

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Trends and Prices

Dairy sector requires £4bn of investment to ensure continued milk supplies

UK inflation hits the 2% target, yet food prices remain high due to persistent wet weather.

UK inflation hits the 2% target, yet food prices remain high due to persistent wet weather.

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Trends and Prices

Food prices continue to hover at near record levels due to continued wet weather

Demand for beef is set to improve by 10% by 2032, but global production is on the wane

Demand for beef is set to improve by 10% by 2032, but global production is on the wane

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Trends and Prices

Beef demand is expected to rise by 10% by 2032, but global production is declining

While organic dairy sales slipped in the 2022/23 milk year, there has been a slight up turn in the past month

While organic dairy sales slipped in the 2022/23 milk year, there has been a slight up turn in the past month

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Trends and Prices

Small growth for organic dairy sales starting to show...

Greenhouse gas emissions in Scotland are down 12%

Greenhouse gas emissions in Scotland are down 12%

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Trends and Prices

Scottish farming emissions reduced by almost 12% in the past 30+ years

Hugh Hamilton of DB Wools pictured with shearers Jamie and James of Ritchie O Rouke shearing in the background Ref: RH170624015 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer...

Hugh Hamilton of DB Wools pictured with shearers Jamie and James of Ritchie O Rouke shearing in the background Ref: RH170624015 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer...

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Trends and Prices

DB Wools offers higher prices to producers in Scotland and with premiums

Pig prices have been relatively stable for the past year despite last week's surprise drop. Uncertainty is more likely to affect EU prices due to a potential trade war with China Ref:RH2804201020 Rob Haining / The Scottish

Pig prices have been relatively stable for the past year despite last week's surprise drop. Uncertainty is more likely to affect EU prices due to a potential trade war with China Ref:RH2804201020 Rob Haining / The Scottish

Trends & Prices

Trends and Prices

Chinese ban on EU pig imports impacts UK producers

Buoyant trade for prime lambs look set to continue despite the fall in the value of the euro

Buoyant trade for prime lambs look set to continue despite the fall in the value of the euro

Trends & Prices

Trends and Prices

Buoyant sheep trade looks set to continue – despite the fall in the value of the euro

Grass growth has been so slow following such a cold wet spring that total deliveries are the lowest since 2016

Grass growth has been so slow following such a cold wet spring that total deliveries are the lowest since 2016

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Total GB milk deliveries in May lowest recorded since 2016

Pig producers are seeing a profit of £16 per head

Pig producers are seeing a profit of £16 per head

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Trends and Prices

UK pig producers enjoy £16/head margin in first quarter of 2024

Some 84% of all dairy semen sold in the UK is sexed

Some 84% of all dairy semen sold in the UK is sexed

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Trends and Prices

Sexed semen accounts for 88% of all dairy semen sales in the UK

Why is raw milk declining?

Why is raw milk declining?

Trends & Prices

Trends and Prices

How is milk utilisation trending in the UK?

Beef calf registrations are again down on the year Ref:RH280423048 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer

Beef calf registrations are again down on the year Ref:RH280423048 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer

Trends & Prices

Trends and Prices

Beef calf registrations to include those from dairy herd fall on year

Sales of John Deere are significantly down across The Pond

Sales of John Deere are significantly down across The Pond

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Trends and Prices

Agricultural tractor sales are at a three-year low, down 10% on the 2023 figures

Australian Sheepmeat exports

Australian Sheepmeat exports

Trends & Prices

Trends and Prices

Record lambing in Australia is expected to have limited impact on the UK market

Chairman of British Wool, Jim Robertson: Prices strengthened in the autumn but have weakened again over the last two months

Chairman of British Wool, Jim Robertson: Prices strengthened in the autumn but have weakened again over the last two months

Trends & Prices

Trends and Prices

Reduced clip in 2023 combined with an ongoing challenging market hits wool price

New season lamb prices are up 26% on the year due to reduced supplies and increased demand

New season lamb prices are up 26% on the year due to reduced supplies and increased demand

Trends & Prices

Trends and Prices

Reduced supplies and strong demand will support new season lamb prices

The FTA is unlikely to affect UK sheep exports to the continent Ref:RH100723049 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer

The FTA is unlikely to affect UK sheep exports to the continent Ref:RH100723049 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer

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Trends and Prices

NZ/EU FTA poses little threat to UK sheep farmers – new report

Finished beef cattle prices vary hugely depending on breed, spec, and numbers available

Finished beef cattle prices vary hugely depending on breed, spec, and numbers available

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Trends and Prices

Huge variation in deadweight beef cattle prices at abattoirs

Demand for dairy is expected to improve in the second half of the year

Demand for dairy is expected to improve in the second half of the year

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Trends and Prices

Demand for dairy is expected to improve in the second half of the year

Cereal yields are expected to be well down on the year due to the wet winter and spring

Cereal yields are expected to be well down on the year due to the wet winter and spring

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Trends and Prices

Cereal yields expected to be well down on the year due to the wet winter and spring

Finished beef prices are slowly heading north again

Finished beef prices are slowly heading north again

Trends & Prices

Trends and Prices

Prime beef cattle prices set to improve with better weather

Old season lambs continue to hit new highs

Old season lambs continue to hit new highs

Trends & Prices

Trends and Prices

Record prices continue in live markets for reduced numbers of old season lambs

Aberdeen Angus calf registrations grow again

Aberdeen Angus calf registrations grow again

Trends & Prices

Trends and Prices

Aberdeen Angus calves made up 25.6% of the total calf registrations by sire

Pig market shows early signs of season uplift Ref:RH070720139

Pig market shows early signs of season uplift Ref:RH070720139

Trends & Prices

Trends and Prices

Pig prices dip below previous year's levels after two years

Field of Barley Ref:RH120822073 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer

Field of Barley Ref:RH120822073 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer

Trends & Prices

Trends and Prices

Straw in higher demand, with hay and silage still proving hard to cash

Environmental schemes are becoming the key focus in all areas of the UK

Environmental schemes are becoming the key focus in all areas of the UK

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Trends and Prices

Environmental schemes are becoming the key focus in all areas of the UK

Prime old season lamb values are soaring on an almost weekly basis

Prime old season lamb values are soaring on an almost weekly basis

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Trends and Prices

Sheep trade hits unprecedented levels as demand soars

A falling national suckler herd is ultimately reducing supplies of finished beef Ref:RH230921036 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer

A falling national suckler herd is ultimately reducing supplies of finished beef Ref:RH230921036 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer

Trends & Prices

Trends and Prices

Store and prime cattle prices continue to rise and global demand remains firm

Trends & Prices

Trends and Prices

Increased demand for sheep meat boosts UK exports

Sainsbury’s and ABP have announced a tie up with Cogent Breeding for their Gamechanger programme

Sainsbury’s and ABP have announced a tie up with Cogent Breeding for their Gamechanger programme

Trends & Prices

Trends and Prices

Sainsbury’s and ABP team up with Cogent Breeding for Gamechanger programme

Old season lamb prices have jumped 20-30p per live kg on the week Ref:RH030119055 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer

Old season lamb prices have jumped 20-30p per live kg on the week Ref:RH030119055 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer

Trends & Prices

Trends and Prices

Old season lamb prices reach record highs – 20-30p/live kg up on the week

New data has found there is £125,000 between the top and the bottom performing dairy herds in England

New data has found there is £125,000 between the top and the bottom performing dairy herds in England

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Trends and Prices

Lead dairy farmers in England make £125,000 more than the bottom percentile

Blackie hoggs being sold at Huntly Mart Ref:RH180320271 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer

Blackie hoggs being sold at Huntly Mart Ref:RH180320271 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer

Trends & Prices

Trends and Prices

Sheep trade soars to record levels as national ewe flock declines