In the UK as a whole, lamb consumption has been in steady decline during the last 20 years. This is driven by comparatively high prices relative to other proteins, such as chicken. For the Muslim ...

Births to dairy dams in the third quarter of this year (July – September) have totalled 458,473 head, according to the latest BCMS data. This marks the highest recorded figure for Q3, and an increase ...

UK sheep meat production has fallen by 7% YTD. Lowest October clean sheep kill on record of 1.09m head. September’s imports have continued to rise and exports have fallen to compensate reduced ...

According to Sara Pedersen (pictured), veterinary consultant at Farm Dynamics, "One of the most significant challenges we face in the dairy industry is managing lameness in cattle." This problem not ...

AHDB ran a Trust study in conjunction with Blue Marble of 2,000 consumers in August 2024. The study showed that food costs, energy prices and the NHS are still really important concerns for consumers, ...

British pig farmers have saved themselves an estimated £15.3m in environmental mitigation costs thanks to significant progress in reducing ammonia emissions. Below, Zanita Markham, Projects and ...

UK feed wheat futures (May-25) closed at £186.50/t yesterday, falling £2.80/t from Wednesday’s close. The Nov-25 contract lost £1.75/t over the same period, to close at £186.80/t. Despite the European ...

New AHDB research shows how halal consumers’ behaviours and consumption habits have changed since the Covid pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis. Our report assesses the attitudes and shopping ...

UK feed wheat futures (May-25) closed yesterday at £190.50/t, up £0.35/t from Monday’s close. The Nov-25 contract closed at £188.75/t, up £1.65/t over the same period. Domestic futures followed both ...

Global grain markets made further gains yesterday after news that Ukraine fired further long-range missiles into Russia and buying by speculative traders (Refintiv). The use of long-range missiles ...

We carried out this analysis to understand how cattle and sheep supplies may change in the future, which is imperative for the strategic planning of businesses involved in the production of beef and ...

UK feed wheat futures (May-25) ended yesterday’s session at £189.30/t, down £1.20/t from Tuesday’s close. The Nov-25 contract was down £0.20/t over the same period, to close at £188.55/t. Domestic ...