Prime cattle slaughter rose 17% in October from the previous month, with price and demand high. Irish imports remained strong in September, supported by competitively priced supply Despite strong ...

UK feed wheat futures (May-25) closed at £186.00/t yesterday, rising £1.65/t from Wednesday’s close. The Nov-25 contract also gained £1.65/t over the same period, to close at £188.00/t. Russia’s ...

Sacha White provides an overview of Barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) tolerance and resistance in cereal varieties, which can add value to disease management strategies. We have adapted the processes ...

Global grain markets traded lower yesterday on stronger competition in wheat export markets, plus forecast rain in Argentina, which would improve conditions for growing maize crops. However, losses ...

The GB milking herd totalled 1.64 million head as of October 2024, the lowest October number recorded, and a 0.9% decrease compared to the same month the previous year. The GB herd total came to 2.55 ...

UK feed wheat futures (May-25) ended yesterday’s session at £185.95/t, up £1.30/t from Monday’s close. The Nov-25 contract was up £2.00/t over the same period, to close at £187.95/t. Domestic wheat ...

Cattle slaughter and beef production so far this year have been notably higher than our previous forecasts released in July. The revised forecast looks at the remainder of 2024 and ahead into 2025. UK ...

Export volumes grew 4.5% year on year in Q3 2024, but are stable for the year to date Shipments of offal have continued to grow, while fresh/frozen pork and bacon have declined Total imports fell 2.0% ...

Harvest 2024 marked the end of the first year of our Strategic Cereal Farm in Norfolk. Henny Lowth reflects on the findings of the farm’s three research areas: cultural weed control, BYDV management ...

UK feed wheat futures (May-25) closed at £184.65/t yesterday, falling £1.40/t from Friday’s close, a new all-time low for the contract. The Nov-25 contract lost £0.60/t over the same period, to close ...

As we head into the festive season, we've gathered data from consumers on their Christmas food plans and mealtime preferences. This season, we can see consumer positivity returning as 40% think that ...

We have launched the online edition of the Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds (RL) 2025/26. The latest edition of the variety guidance for farmers includes several eye-catching additions that ...