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DAIRY MARKETS AND PRICES

Just 7,000 GB dairy farmers in production as prices slide

The UK dairy sector has seen further consolidation in the past year, as the industry shifts to fewer producers delivering larger volumes of milk. The number of GB dairy farmers…

LAND MARKETS

Farmland in your area 2025: West Midlands

Supplies of farmland in the West Midlands have bucked the national trend with the number of acres marketed in 2025 among the highest for five years. According to rural agents,…

MEAT MARKETS AND PRICES

Lamb trade hits £7/kg despite competition from imports

Base prices for finished lambs pushed back above £7/kg deadweight at abattoirs in early December for the first time in several months. Tight supplies and improved demand for lamb throughout…

CROPS MARKETS AND PRICES

Defra review targets fairer returns for growers

Arable farmers have been given a “real opportunity to reset the balance of power” in the crops supply chain after Defra launched a consultation on contract fairness across the combinable…

DAIRY MARKETS AND PRICES

UK farming unions call on milk processors to act fairly

Tensions are mounting within the UK dairy sector as processors cut farmgate prices in a bid to curb high milk volumes. Some milk processors are now looking at further measures…

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