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UK farmers face double blow on grain supplies and yields

Dire domestic cereal yields combined with ongoing disruption to grain supply from major exporting nations is set to deliver a double blow to UK farmers and cast further doubt on…

DAIRY MARKETS AND PRICES

Lactalis agrees £988m deal for Cathedral City owner Saputo

French dairy giant Lactalis is to buy Saputo’s UK dairy business in a deal worth about £988m, bringing some of Britain’s biggest cheese and butter brands under the ownership of…

INPUT MARKETS AND PRICES

Ag-inflation now running at 8.6% as input costs rise

Arable and livestock farmers are facing the highest input costs since just after the start of the Russia-Ukraine war in 2022, putting an unwelcome squeeze on margins. Latest “agflation” figures…

LAND MARKETS

Western launches from Dumfries and Galloway and Shropshire

A 1,242-acre farming estate earning diversified income from residential lettings, timber production and country sports has come to the market in Scotland. In a sale pitched at a range of…

INPUT MARKETS AND PRICES

Hay and straw harvest better than expected despite drought

Yields and quality of this year’s straw harvest have been much better than expected, despite the drought conditions, according to the British Hay and Straw Merchants Association. “There is plenty…

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