The aim of the Market news section is to share market information and provide greater insight and analysis on market developments and industry issues in the beef and sheep meat sector. Imports of beef into France, the majority of which consists of cow beef, have fallen further in the first four months of In though French cow beef production…. The rallying deadweight prime cattle market continued its trend again into the week ending 17 June, with price gains seen widely across all categories.

Shortages of cattle are being reported as few grass finished stock are coming forward while numbers of yarded animals are in decline.

R4L Steers rose 4. This price is now 39p higher than the same week…. Ramadan, which started on 26 May, with the festival of Eid al Fitr on June 25 moves forward 10 days each year.

This year it thus coincides with the time when the supply of lambs is especially tight in…. Emma Thompson, Principal Consultant with agrifood consultants, Promar International, says there is a significant opportunity to improve returns from beef and sheep by forming stronger relationships with the customer and that grasping this opportunity will underpin future sector competitiveness.

Prime cattle slaughterings amounted to , in May, which….

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The value of sheep skins may not be the initial factor that producers think about when marketing their lambs, but alongside domestic demand, currency and production for the meat itself it still plays an important role in the UK sheep industry. Positivity in the lamb meat market is normally reflected in lamb prices and abattoirs can add value to the sheep sector by maximising the….

The auction markets of England and Wales appear to have been doing a healthy trade in store animals so far in this historic year, the th anniversary of the Livestock Auctioneers Association. Trade in rearing calves has also been positive, particularly for native bred cattle.

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In the year to the end of March, nearly 3, Hereford crossed rearing calves under three weeks old were traded…. As the number of lambs coming through GB auction markets have started to increase, prices have taken a downwards turn. In the week ended 14 June, the GB NSL SQQ decreased by nearly 9p on the week, taking the measure to Despite this drop, prices are continuing to run well above those recorded last year, currently by an additional 54p.

This has further increased…. Consumer demand for beef has shown contrasting trends in major consuming countries of the EU so far this year.

Household purchases have been doing well in Germany, the UK and Spain but not in France and Italy. Retail beef price inflation remains negligible in key consuming countries.

The price trend of recent weeks has continued into the week ending 10 June, with most deadweight categories recording price rises again.

Steers meeting R4L specification rose by 0. Prices for R4L heifers too increased, to US imports of sheep meat have risen in recent months, as a number of factors combine to make that destination more attractive to its two main trading partners, Australia and New Zealand.

These include lower US domestic production, but also a weakening sterling and lower UK demand. The US might not be seen as a traditional consumer of sheep meat, its per capita demand is…. The latest FAO food outlook has now been published. The report highlights the trends anticipated for all food commodity markets over Total meat production is forecast to stagnate for a second year during , rising by just 0.

Output is actually expected to grow in the majority of countries, including the US, Brazil, India and Argentina, but this will be…. Visit our Trade site.

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