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In week ended 5th January, the deadweight prime cattle average price levelled on the week at 365.0p/kg. read more

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. read more

World prices eased back towards the end of 2012 although remained at levels comparable to the same period in 2011. read more

Having shot to record levels during September and October, GB finished pig prices continued to rise in November and early December, albeit more slowly. read more

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. read more

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. read more

The USDA data set a bearish tone for oilseed markets with upward revisions to US and Brazilian crops. read more

UK malting barley export prices are at €245/t FOB (spring, South Coast) w/e 11th April. read more

The latest National Statistics produced by Defra on the activity of UK hatcheries and poultry slaughterhouses. read more

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. read more

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PAPERS

 Chicken litter is much more valuable as a fertilizer than previously thought, according to an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) study showing its newfound advantages over conventional fertilizers. Litter is a mixture of chicken manure and sawdust or other bedding material. Some cotton farmers in the Mississippi area are switching to chicken litter and away from standard inorganic, synthetic fertilizers. Many other farmers are interested in the possible economic benefits of using chicken litter, but are reluctant to switch without the numbers to back up their decision.

 BBC Worldwide has launched an iPad app for its Good Food brand. The BBC Good Food Healthy Recipes app features more than 150 recipes and a measurement converter, enabling users to switch between metric and imperial weights depending on their nationality. The app, which costs £2.39 in the UK store, also has a built-in cooking timer and how-to videos.

 Just over half the foods specifically targeted at babies and toddlers have a high sugar content and are far too sweet, according a university study. Researchers analysed a wide array of ’toddler’ foods from pureed dinners and desserts to cereals, biscuits and yoghurts to find out how healthy they were for youngsters. But the report found 53 per cent of food products specifically targeted to babies and toddlers in shops had 20 per cent of their calories coming from sugar.

 More than 1,500 objections to what is believed would be the largest pig farm in the UK have been received by South Derbyshire District Council. The development proposed by Midland Pig Producers (MPP) to build a 2,500-sow rearing unit at land adjacent to Foston Prison is facing fierce opposition after the council has received 1,640 objections so far. While many residents and campaigners believe the number of objections means everyone ‘knows that factory farming is wrong’, MPP says this figure does not represent Foston as a community and says that objections have come from all over the world, submitted by large organisations.