Latest market prices, news and analysis LAND MARKETSLand market in 2025: ScotlandPressure on farm margins heightened price sensitivity in the Scottish farmland market in 2025. While parts of the east coast, including Angus, East Lothian and Fife, saw sale prices well… CROPS MARKETS AND PRICESNFU seeks sampling improvements in future grain contractsThe NFU has called for a major overhaul of combinable crop contracts, claiming the scales have been “tipped against growers for far too long”. It has submitted its official response… DAIRY MARKETS AND PRICESLong road to recovery for dairy sector as prices cut furtherDairy consultants and analysts are forecasting farmgate milk prices to remain at low levels throughout the spring, with no major price rallies expected until the second half of the year.… MEAT MARKETS AND PRICESAberdeen Angus sells for 60,000gns at Stirling Bull SalesFarmers were out in force with a full ringside of pedigree and commercial buyers at Stirling Bull Sales on 1 and 2 February. The trade at the sale was underpinned… CROPS MARKETS AND PRICESUK cereals demand hit by bioethanol losses and maltster cutsDemand for UK cereals has plummeted as a result of the closure of the UK’s major bioethanol plants and decreased usage by brewers, maltsters and distillers. The UK cereals supply… MILK PRICESFarmgate milk prices face further cuts in February and MarchFarmers supplying major dairy co-operative Arla will face an additional 1.75p/litre price cut for February, taking its standard manufacturing litre to 33.98p/litre. Arla producers will receive 14.29p/litre less in February… LAND MARKETSLand market 2025: WalesA noticeable divide in performance between top and second-quality farmland was evident in Wales in 2025. Quality arable and productive pasture with good access and mains water sold very well… MEAT MARKETS AND PRICESMargins tighten for beef finishers as abattoirs cut pricesA number of major meat processors have cut base prices for beef cattle in the past week, as more animals come forward. Finished beef prices have been well supported throughout… INPUT MARKETS AND PRICESFertiliser prices start to rise amid supply disruptionUK fertiliser prices held relatively flat over the new year, but the market now appears to be lifting as supply chain disruption starts to feed through into prices. The fertiliser… DAIRY MARKETS AND PRICESUK dairy markets find floor, but prices remain in declineDairy commodity prices may have finally reached a floor after months of falls, according to the AHDB, however farmgate prices remain under pressure due to excess milk volumes. AHDB’s UK… MARKETS AND TRENDSNon-stun slaughter in spotlight as petition tops 100,000Pressure is mounting for a review of the labelling of meat from animals slaughtered without pre-stunning, with a recent petition having attracted over 108,000 signatures – enough to trigger a… LAND MARKETSLand market: South-west EnglandQuality, sizeable commercial farms in the south-west of England saw greater demand than market availability throughout 2025. Buyer interest was strongest among the lifestyle demographic with diversification or environmental ambitions,… More articles
