GB milk deliveries totalled 1,040 million litres in August, an increase of 4.9% compared to the same month last year. Daily deliveries averaged 33.58 million litres per day. Solids in milk remain at ...

Total UK dairy export volume for H1 2025 increased by 2.5% at 688,800t and value for H1 2025 increased by 20% at £1.1bn Exports were boosted by a volume increase in exports of milk powders, whey and ...

UK feed wheat futures moved higher for the second week in a row (Friday to Friday), closing above the support level of £167/t. When analysing price trends, a ‘support line’ is seen as a level that it ...

The latest BCMS data shows that births to dairy dams in Q2 2025 increased year-on-year by 3.6% to total 309,000 head, the highest number recorded for this period since 2019. Birth registrations were ...

Retail beef inflation reached 9.1% in May 2025, leading to a decline in total beef volumes of -2.5%, equating to a loss of -3,300 tonnes of beef (Worldpanel by Numerator UK, 12 w/e 18 May 2025). This ...

The Republic of Ireland’s milk production has recorded significant year-on-year increases over the past few months, with production volumes also exceeding 2023 levels. While total deliveries fell ...

Rising global populations and growing incomes are reshaping the outlook for pork consumption over the next decade. While traditional markets mature, demand is increasingly shifting eastward, ...

We have secured a number of 12-month licences for pig farmers to access the advanced Biocheck tool – a biosecurity assessment that supports disease prevention on farms. This tool is intended for farms ...

In our latest survey of milk buyers, it is estimated that there were 7,040 dairy producers in GB as of April 2025. An estimated loss of 160 producers since the previous survey in October. When ...

Since 2021, we have seen a greater number of animals killed at and above the 23-month peak, with fewer being slaughtered at younger ages. This has caused an increase in the average age at slaughter.

According to analysis by AHDB utilising BCMS data, the share of GB farms in 2024 running any type of block calving system has risen to 19.6%, while the number of farms running an all year round (AYR)* ...

A major disease resistance gene has been unpicked by the pathogen that causes yellow rust in winter wheat. It follows reports of unusual levels of the foliar disease in many winter wheat varieties ...