Sheep meat imports to the UK increased by 37% in 2024. Australia’s share of UK sheep meat imports is growing but is less than a quarter of total UK sheep meat imports. UK sheep meat exports declined ...

UK sheep meat production is forecast to grow by 2% in 2025, reaching 272,000 tonnes, according to our latest analysis. This increase is largely supported by a higher carryover of lambs from 2024, ...

The Agricultural Price Index (API) reflects the change in the price farmers have paid for goods and services in relation to the base year of 2020. We have seen significant volatility, particularly in ...

UK pork production is expected to remain steady in 2025, according to our latest analysis. Limited growth in breeding herd numbers and continued pressure on export markets due to geopolitical tensions ...

The first half of the 2024/25 milk year saw sluggish growth, with wet weather in spring and lower prices leading to reduced yields. However, things started to turn around in September as prices ...

Gross margin compares a company’s gross profit to its revenue, a higher gross margin means more capital is retained. Figure 1 considers costs of goods sold for producers including feed and is compared ...

Total UK dairy export volume for 2024 declined marginally by 0.3% at 1.22 Mn tonnes Growth in exports of cheese and curd, whey and whey products, yogurt, milk and cream were outweighed by decline in ...

The national progeny test, joint-funded by AHDB and Hybu Cig Cymru (HCC), needs rams or semen from performance-recorded terminal sire breeds; nominations close on Friday 16 May 2025. Launched in 2015, ...

In 2024, the global appetite for beef helped the value of the UK’s red meat exports reach its highest level, worth £1.77 billion. Full-year figures from HMRC show that in 2024, red meat exports, ...

GB milk deliveries are estimated to have totalled 1,047 million litres in January, up 2.2% compared to the same period in 2024. Deliveries averaged at 33.8 million litres per day. For this year’s milk ...

UK feed wheat futures (May-25) ended yesterday at £186.20/t, down £1.75/t from Tuesday’s close. The Nov-25 contract fell £2.50/t over the same period, to close at £197.50/t. The discount of old crop ...

For this project, low inputs refers to reduced or absent herbicide, fungicide and nitrogen applications. Competition with weeds is a key focus of this project, therefore an absence of herbicide ...