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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

A farmer whose cows strayed onto a dual carriageway three times in one day has been fined. Donald Shore’s livestock caused havoc when they wandered onto the A541 Wrexham to Mold road at Pontblyddyn. Police were first called at 10.15am and found two cows grazing at the side of the road, prosecutor Matthew Ellis told Mold Crown Court yesterday. But when a third call was received about 10 cows were found at the side of the dual carriageway, with 50 cows in the field ready to follow those which had gone out onto the road.

The Government has criticised countries which are poised to flout strict new rules by continuing to keep hens in battery cages. Farming Minister Jim Paice said that there was “no excuse” for countries to fail to comply with the new rules, which comes into force on January 1. Despite British farmers spending £400m to comply, 13 European Union countries have said they will not meet the terms of the directive by the start of next month, with 50m hens estimated to still be in battery cages.

Supermarkets are lobbying fiercely to prevent the creation of a fair trade food ‘ombudsman’ who would protect UK farmers and producers, Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron has warned. The MP claimed store executives were ‘working hard behind the scenes’ to scupper plans for a Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA), promised as part of the Government’s coalition agreement. The lobbying concerns were raised after Mr Farron and NFU president Peter Kendall met Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg to discuss a range of farming issues, including fair trade for UK farmers.