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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

Key agricultural figures in Cumbria are hopeful that the results of an investigation into milk prices will lead to a fairer deal for dairy farmers. The NFU’s Great Milk Robbery report claims that ‘substantial rises’ in wholesale prices of major dairy commodities such as milk, cheese and cream in the UK should have generated increases in returns for milk farmers. And now campaigners want to see ‘immediate’ increases in farm gate milk prices to ensure there is more balance. Cumbrian dairy farmer Russell Bowman, who was involved in the report, said: “The investigation shows what we suspected all along - that we are not getting the market value for our milk. The people who buy our milk are using the extra margin to try to get a greater market share against competitors. If milk was worth 20p a litre and we got 20p a litre, you wouldn’t hear many complaints – but when we know it should be 30p and we are only getting 24p to 26p a litre, it makes farmers angry. We do not want any more money from the consumer, but we need a greater share of what is charged.” The report found that farmers have yet to see the full benefit of the rise in the dairy market, with the revenue to processors from dairy commodities in May 2010 being £19 million higher than in May 2009 – equivalent to an average increase of 4.3 pence per litre. Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron believes the news emphasises the need for a strong food market regulator.

A farmer is furious after a hunt which is barred from his land ’terrified’ his cattle – possibly causing one heifer to abort her calf in fright. Stephen Owen claims the East Devon Hunt have been banned from his farmland for more than 30 years because of the wildlife that thrives within it. But on Saturday he says he returned to his farm in Dunkeswell, near Honiton, to find that a pack of hounds and riders had been ’tearing’ through his 100-acre site during a trail hunt. The farmer now claims his herd of 32 mixed breed suckler cows are ’like wild animals’ after being frightened by the dogs. Mr Owen, 66, also believes one heifer may have lost her unborn calf and is waiting for a vet to visit his property to examine her. The Joint Master of The East Devon Hunt has apologised to the farmer but said he ’could not comment’ on whether their hounds entered Mr Owen’s land. Mr Owen said: "I’m really upset about it. We don’t allow them on our land because large parts of it are conservation areas, with lots of wildlife including otters, kingfishers and deer. There are also rare plants that we don’t want damaged."