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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

Food inflation has usurped the economy as consumers’ biggest concern for the first time in a decade, according to a global survey released by Nielsen. Data from the market information and analytics company shows that 13 per cent of the 28,000 respondents cited increasing food prices as their biggest concern over the next six months. That is ahead of the economy, which came in at 11 per cent, and job security and health, which each made 8 per cent.

An award-winning Burnley brewery is opening new £4.3m facilities that include a brew house, visitor centre, restaurant and conference centre. Moorhouse’s Brewery produces award-winning beers such as Pendle Witches Brew and Black Cat. Its new development includes a traditional tower brewery, which will treble the amount of ale the company produces, to 1000 barrels-a-week. The expansion has led to the firm creating 17 jobs. Managing Director David Grant said: "We’re really proud of the growth of Moorhouse’s and this investment underlines our confidence in our brand, our pride in our product and our pride in Burnley.

Canadians are staying away from Chinese food imports, and buying Canadian produce instead. So far, Chinese consumers have been the ones facing the brunt of China’s food scares and poisonings, but some Canadians are worried about the risk of unsafe products making their way into the food supply here. In the past month, Chinese inspectors have reportedly seized tons of contaminated milk, pork treated with steroids that sickened hundreds of Chinese citizens, and pork treated with sodium borate to make it look like beef. In Jiangsu province, reports emerged last week of watermelon crops bursting after farmers misused a chemical growth accelerator, forchlorfenuron.