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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

A single Scottish pig unit is to be the focus of the country’s Pig Monitor Farm Project as it enters its next three-year phase. The search for a farmer willing to submit to this scrutiny began at NFU Scotland’s AGM this week, where Philip Sleigh, chairman of the union’s Pigs Working Group and a member of the Quality Meat Scotland Pig Forum, urged farmers to get involved. Phase one of the project was based around two farms in Aberdeenshire and Angus, and had, said Mr Sleigh, been a positive and useful exercise for both participants and the wider industry.

A controversial abattoir project has been handed a £1.3 million cash boost by the Scottish Government. It means the Dumfries and Galloway Food Co-operative is one step closer to its goal for Dalbeattie. The slaughterhouse is being lined up for a site near Craignair Quarry and would create around 10 jobs with a total investment of just over £3.1 million. The government grant has received a warm welcome from the National Farming Union, Quality Meat Scotland and MSP Alex Fergusson.

The future’s looking brighter for a town’s monthly Saturday farmers’ market following a revamp to help bolster visitor numbers. The layout of the Diss Farmers’ Market has changed so stalls form a circle around a central space where people can meet to have a chat over a cup of coffee and enjoy free range rare breed pork off a barbecue. More live music and hot food is also being provided to attract more people.