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The uplift in cattle prices of recent weeks slowed in week ended 11th May read more

With more new season lambs entering the market, the dynamics of the trade have started to change read more

Provisional data for April milk deliveries of approximately 1,111m litres are 93m litres (7.7%) down on the previous year read more

In April, the DAPP averaged 160.9p/kg, almost 4p up on the month. At the same time, the average retail price came down by a small amount read more

The GB weekly average price fell by £7.68/t to £295.35/t and the free-buy average fell by £22.02/t to £368.39/t. read more

The first USDA estimates for world production in 2013-14 forecast record maize and wheat production, citing larger planted areas and a rebound in yields from the US (maize) and the Former Soviet Union (wheat) read more

The USDA has released its first soyabean supply and demand estimates for the new season 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

An extra £9m in grants has been made available to help Welsh farming, food and forestry businesses become more competitive, rural affairs minister Elin Jones has announced. The funding will be allocated between the Processing and Marketing Grant Scheme (PMG) and the Supply Chain Efficiency Scheme (SCE). Both are part of the Rural Development Plan (RDP) for Wales 2007-13. Businesses can apply to the PMG scheme through a competitive bidding system. The application window is expected to open at the end of the summer.

Blackface lamb finishers in Scotland and the north of England have a new opportunity to react directly to consumer demand. A major procurement exercise announced yesterday is aimed at supplying a major contract with Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference campaign for Scottish Blackface lamb, which kicks off in December. Lambs must be sourced from members of the Blackface Sheep Breeders Society and will be killed and processed by Dunbia. Ian Watson, chairman of the farmers co-operative Farm Stock, said: “This is a major market opportunity and we need to capitalise on the opportunity to sell regular supplies of 14-21kg lamb from December through to April. Farm Stock is looking to source upwards of 7500 lambs for this premium market. We are particularly keen to secure supplies for January onwards and it is important that farmers start planning now to hit this market and achieve the best possible price. We are well aware that phasing sales of stock over the spring months needs careful management to match feeding with competing stock requirements.” He went on to say that farm stock will be “guaranteeing premium prices over market averages from January onwards”. When challenged by The Herald to quantify the premium, Mr Watson replied: “The exact premium price will be determined in January depending on the market at that time. It will certainly be sufficiently above conventional lamb prices to ensure we fulfil our contractual obligations to Sainsbury’s.”