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The uplift in cattle prices of recent weeks slowed in week ended 11th May read more

With more new season lambs entering the market, the dynamics of the trade have started to change read more

Provisional data for April milk deliveries of approximately 1,111m litres are 93m litres (7.7%) down on the previous year read more

In April, the DAPP averaged 160.9p/kg, almost 4p up on the month. At the same time, the average retail price came down by a small amount read more

The GB weekly average price fell by £7.68/t to £295.35/t and the free-buy average fell by £22.02/t to £368.39/t. read more

The first USDA estimates for world production in 2013-14 forecast record maize and wheat production, citing larger planted areas and a rebound in yields from the US (maize) and the Former Soviet Union (wheat) read more

The USDA has released its first soyabean supply and demand estimates for the new season 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

The ailing British countryside is to get a "hotline to the heart of Government" after rural areas were abandoned under Labour, a Cabinet minister has said. Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman has announced the creation of 14 "rural and farming networks" to collect the views of people and businesses, two will cover the West Country. The Conservative minister said setting up the collectives of farmers, rural businesses and residents was a response to rural areas being "overlooked for too long", in turn has led to a deepening urban-rural divide.

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Farming minister tells conference GM can help meet rising food demand, while Mary Creagh MP calls for ’open mind’ on GM. Controversial genetically modified food crops could help to massively increase food production to meet growing populations and consumption, politicians from both major parties said yesterday.