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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

Council chiefs are calling on farmers to help keep the county’s roads clear of snow this winter. The move, approved by Derbyshire County Council’s cabinet on Tuesday, comes as the authority looks for more efficient and effective ways to grit and rid snow from the region’s roads following two years of harsh and disruptive winter weather. The county council revealed it would offer a minimum annual payment of £200 to farmers and other external contractors for help with snow clearance and gritting.

Thefts from farms, rural shops and country homes in Yorkshire and the North East are on the rise and costing the region more than £9m a year, a crime survey has found. Power tools such as chainsaws, lawnmowers and jet-washers were the items most commonly stolen as the number of cases increased by 12 per cent last year. Raiders also targeted expensive tractors and quad bikes, according to the report by rural insurer NFU Mutual.

More than 400 animals have been rescued from a fire at a farm in south Devon. Four fire crews were called to the site in Haccombe near Newton Abbot on Monday evening at about 21:00. Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said the animals were housed in a farm building which was alight upon arrival. Firefighters rescued 200 ducklings, 150 ducks, 40 piglets, 13 pigs, three geese, three rabbits and two dogs. They said none of the animals were injured.