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LAND MARKETS

Buyers' choice of quality farms from Cheshire to Kent

A well-equipped, “ready-to-go” dairy farm comes to the market in Cheshire with 460 acres in a ring-fence. Tilstone Bank Farm sits alongside the Shropshire Union Canal near Tilstone Fearnall, Tarporley,…

CROPS MARKETS AND PRICES

Dry weather across Europe adds support to UK oilseeds markets

Paris rapeseed futures approached €500/t (£419/t) for the November contract on 27 May, the highest level in nearly three months. In the UK, oilseed rape prices stood at £452/t for…

CROPS MARKETS AND PRICES

UK biofuels sector in jeopardy as US trade deal stings

Domestic wheat growers could be set to lose a vital market if Associated British Foods decides to shut down Vivergo Fuels, its bioethanol plant near Hull, East Yorkshire. The company…

MEAT MARKETS AND PRICES

Fairer supply chain regulations for pig farmers become law

Pig farmers are set to gain stronger protections and fairer treatment under new legislation aimed at improving transparency and accountability across the supply chain. Recently signed into law by ministers,…

MEAT MARKETS AND PRICES

Protein in high demand as meat prices drive food inflation

Farmgate beef and lamb prices have started to ease back during May, however tight cattle supplies in the UK and further afield continue to support prices with finished steers still…

MEAT MARKETS AND PRICES

UK pig herd set to grow despite fewer abattoirs remaining

The UK breeding pig herd is projected to reach 337,000 head by June 2025 as it continues to expand year-on-year. Pigmeat production is also forecast to grow. The AHDB projects…

MEAT MARKETS AND PRICES

Lamb trade bolstered by improved EU market access

British lamb exports are set to benefit from fewer trade barriers and improved access to the EU, following a new agreement between the UK and EU struck on 19 May.…

INPUT MARKETS AND PRICES

New arable input price series launched by Farmers Weekly

Farmers Weekly has teamed up with industry agronomists to produce a monthly price series covering key fungicides and herbicides used on farm. Prices are collected from a minimum of eight…

LAND MARKETS

Two prime English farming estates brought to market

Two significant farming estates in England have recently been launched. The Laverstoke Park Estate in Hampshire has a guide price of £58m, and the Kirkham Estate in North Yorkshire is…

MEAT MARKETS AND PRICES

Scottish beef booms with supplies set to tighten further

Prime cattle in Scotland continue to break records and trade at unprecedented levels, with the very best selling for more than £3,000/head. Deadweight steers in Scotland averaged 715p/kg in mid-May,…

MEAT MARKETS AND PRICES

Legislation due ‘imminently’ on fairer pig contracts

Fair Dealing Obligations (Pigs) Regulations, setting out fairer terms for pig contracts, are expected to be finalised "very shortly", Defra has indicated, following recent parliamentary approval. It is understood that…

MARKETS AND TRENDS

Grain market outlook dampened by economic uncertainty

Wheat prices have been in freefall throughout spring and global markets continue to look bearish in the short term. UK feed wheat futures have fallen £20/t this spring, to just…

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