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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

Fed-up farmer Mike Williamson is having to let his fields lie fallow after the closure of a small country road bridge left him with 18-mile trip to get to his land. He says he has no choice but to let his fields lie fallow for months because of lengthy delays in repairing Little Bolas bridge. Before it was shut, Mr Williamson simply had to cross the River Tern to get to fields near Child’s Ercall, between Newport and Market Drayton. But he said the lengthy detour and the high cost of fuel meant it was simply too expensive for him to tend to his fields.

Shropshire farmer David Cartwright, whose turkeys have been recommended by Delia Smith, is looking forward to enjoying his best Christmas ever. And Mr Cartwright, from Home Farm, Condover, near Shrewsbury, says business could boom even more because his turkeys will be featured on Channel 4 tonight on Jimmy Doherty’s Grow Your Own Christmas Dinner. He said: “Sales for our award-winning KellyBronze Christmas turkeys are already up on the previous year. Since the establishment of Delia Smith’s website, we’ve seen a real boost in sales. I’m calling it Delia-mania."

A 250 acre Cambridgeshire farm is set to become part of the National Trust’s MyFarm experiment which aims to reconnect people with where their food comes from. The farmland will form a key part of MyFarm project which enables members to make decisions on what happens on the farm. The land at Cambridge Road Farm is next to Wimpole Home Farm, which is at the centre of the MyFarm project in Cambridgeshire.