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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

The National Trust are opposing plans for a “super dairy” in Powys because it could spoil the view from Powis Castle. National Trust chiefs say farmer Fraser Jones’ proposed 1,000 dairy unit at Lower Leighton Farm could have a “significant visual impact” on Powis Castle in Welshpool. The National Trust added: “The building was designed to have a commanding view over the Severn Valley.” But Frazer Jones said other farm buildings and factories could already be seen from the castle. He also says that he intends to plant trees to screen the dairy in the village of Leighton, and he has employed an architect to illustrate what his building would look like from Powis Castle.

Farmers last night blockaded a Tesco’s depot in a row over milk prices. Lorries were unable to get into the Tesco distribution centre at Nursling near Southampton. Seven tractors and eight other vehicles were blocking the entrance to the site in Canberra Road which sends food to stores all over the south. The group behind the protest, Farmers for Action, is calling for the supermarket giant and its counterparts to pay a fair price for their produce. The dairy farmers from across Hampshire warned they were prepared to continue their action until police removed them. Chairman Bruce Horn said: “We cannot go on as we are at the moment. One dairy farm is closing every day in the country.” The group is demanding an extra 2-3p on every litre of milk sold to make dairy farming profitable. Tesco currently pays an average of 28.19 per litre.

In yesterday’s Comprehensive Spending Review, the chancellor George Osborne announced a cut to the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs of 8 per cent per annum over four years. However details released by the department reveal that the Higher Level Scheme (HLS), which helps farmers create environmental measures to protect threatened farmland birds and other wildlife, has been saved from the axe. HLS has been prioritised and extra European funding has been found to fill the gap, and help the scheme grow by 80 per cent. RSPB director of conservation Mark Avery said: “Environment secretary Caroline Spelman has done a good job in defending wildlife friendly farming against the worst of the cuts."