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Strong export demand underpins UK beef and sheep prices

A strong appetite for red meat on the Continent is helping to support domestic prices, with export volumes and values up on the year. Europe remains the largest market for…

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Pig sector unnerved as processors end contracts and cut jobs

Pig producers across Europe continue to face significant challenges, driven by low farmgate prices, contract uncertainty, and structural reforms by processors. While the scale of backlogs of pigs on farm…

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Call to ban imports over use of antibiotics as growth promoters

Industry and veterinary leaders have backed calls for a UK import ban on products from animals given growth-promoting antibiotics, citing public health concerns and fairer competition for farmers. The Alliance…

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Diversified Oxford estate and Caerphilly family farm

A ring-fenced farming estate with 810 acres of arable land and 176 acres of pasture, parkland and woodland is being launched for sale in what is described as a “rare…

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