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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

New pavilion for 18,000 Royal Welsh members. A new £1m members centre, over-looking the main ring, was opened yesterday by Hywel Lloyd, show president in 2006, when Montgomeryshire was the feature county. Mr Lloyd was one of the driving forces behind the two-storey facility. Yesterday some 500 new members joined the Royal Welsh Agriculture Society, bringing the total membership to almost 18,000. Most live in Wales but, said Mr Lloyd, a growing “hard core” are from overseas.”

Crooks left a trail of destruction when they cut through a couple’s property to steal fuel from a council-run tip. The thieves drove a truck through John and Elizabeth Robertson’s hedge, crossed two of their paddocks and cut through fences to access the tip in Maldon Road, Colchester. They got away with 200 litres of diesel. Mrs Robertson, of Brickwall Farm, next to the tip, said: “It was such a thoughtless and senseless act.” The couple have put up temporary barriers in the damaged areas but do not know how much it will cost to get the damage fixed.

Food is moving up the political agenda in Wales as cottage industry production is replaced by big business and the spectre of hunger stalks the world stage. Farming leaders and politicians yesterday acknowledged the contribution of the food chain which new figures suggest is now the biggest employer in Wales. Alun Davies, deputy minister for farming, spoke of how food “defined our nation” while the Farmers Union of Wales (FUW) said politicians were finally “waking up” to the real prospect of food shortages.