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In week ended 5th January, the deadweight prime cattle average price levelled on the week at 365.0p/kg.
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As domestic lamb continues to compete with increased volumes of cheaper imports and demand remains subdued, DW lamb prices eased in week ended 5th January.
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World prices eased back towards the end of 2012 although remained at levels comparable to the same period in 2011.
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Having shot to record levels during September and October, GB finished pig prices continued to rise in November and early December, albeit more slowly.
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The GB weekly average price rose by £4.63/t to £227.93/t and the free-buy average fell by £4.45/t to £330.74/t.
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Mid-January saw the release of much-anticipated information from the USDA in the form of world supply and demand estimates, US winter wheat plantings, final 2012 production estimates and quarterly stocks.
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The USDA data set a bearish tone for oilseed markets with upward revisions to US and Brazilian crops.
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UK malting barley export prices are at €245/t FOB (spring, South Coast) w/e 11th April.
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The latest National Statistics produced by Defra on the activity of UK hatcheries and poultry slaughterhouses.
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USDA’s latest quarterly stocks report, released on 28th September, estimated US maize stocks (at 1st September) at 25.1m t, down 12% on the same point in 2011 and the lowest since 2004.
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