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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

Fed-up farmers have backed the Scottish Sun’s war on rocketing fuel prices. The National Farmers Union of Scotland said their 9,000 members are under "extreme pressure" after recent VAT and crude oil hikes. Bob Carruth, NFUS director of communications, said urgent action was needed. His appeal came after filling stations in remote areas verged on whopping £1.50-a-litre prices. Mr Carruth said: "We would give our full support to the Scottish Sun’s fuel campaign. We have also been lobbying the Government to introduce fairer pricing. "Many of our members live in isolated areas where fuel costs are spiralling ever higher." He added: "We call upon political leaders to stop the five pence rise in fuel duty in April." Farmer Ian Wilson, 42, who runs Wester Cairnglass farm just outside Inverness, also backed our campaign. Ian said: "Last year I was looking at a fuel bill of around £6,000 and that’s going to be more like £7,500 this year." However, a rise could be counter-productive anyway after experts worked out the Chancellor is losing £1.31billion a year in revenue as drivers are priced off the road.
 

Britain’s beleaguered organic sector receives a boost today with a study that suggests organic milk is healthier than the ordinary variety. The European Union-funded study analysed 22 brands sold in supermarkets and found that organic milk had lower levels of harmful saturated fats and more beneficial fatty acids than conventional milk. While the Newcastle University study stopped short of saying that consumers should switch to organic milk, the lead researcher, Gillian Butler, made that recommendation when discussing her research. The peer-reviewed paper said the health benefits were present all year round rather than just during the summer, as indicated by research carried out by the same team three years ago into the quality of milk on 25 farms. It contradicts the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) verdict four years ago that organic milk could contain higher levels of short-chain omega-3 fatty acids but that they were of "limited health benefit" compared with the long-chain acids found in oily fish. Last year an FSA-funded review by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine found that organic food, produced without chemical fertilisers and pesticides, was no healthier than conventional produce. Consumption of organic food in Britain has slumped in the past two years amid the economic downturn.