Agri Politics
Tariffs imposed under the rules of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) would protect British farmers from Irish competition, minister says.
Dairy
Cow slaughterings in the EU for the first half of the year is up 8% compared to this time last year
Beef
Chinese beef and veal imports are up 60% on the corresponding period last year, reaching 295,000 tonnes, according to the AHDB.
Sheep
The year is proving to be a difficult one for the French sheep meat industry, according to a report from the AHDB Beef and Lamb.
The numbers of lambs exported live from Northern Ireland to the Republic for direct slaughter have moved back to 2014 levels, AHDB has said.
The numbers of cull cows coming to slaughter in the UK in July of this year has increased by 13.8% on the same period in 2014, according to the AHDB.
Beef price has fallen for the fifth consecutive week, with a staggering 8% drop since July 22. This equates to a 30c/kg drop in beef price over this period.
Following the uplift in prices seen last week (week ending August 8), AHDB said the lamb trade at UK auction markets has fallen back as higher numbers come through.
The AHDB have highlighted that there has been some positives for the EU beef market in 2015. The majority of these relate to the ground beef market.
UK sheep meat imports for June dropped by 30%. The AHDB reported that total imports fell by 18% for 2015 to 7,100t on the corresponding period last year.
Shipments from Australia have driven Japanese beef imports up in the second quarter (Q2) of 2015, AHDB, the organisation for the English beef and sheep industry says.
Beef price has fallen this week as more cattle come available for slaughter with base quotes for heifers and steers down by 10c/kg.
Kiwi lamb exports in June increased year-on-year for the first time in 2015, AHDB, the organisation for the English beef and sheep industry says.
The heat has left the UK cattle trade on the back of healthy supplies reports the AHDB, the organisation for the English beef and lamb.
The factory beef trade remains pretty much unchanged despite the difficulties facing exports to France while the differential between Irish and UK beef remains at over €300/head.
In terms of volume, the US is the fourth biggest imported of lamb in the world and an expert says there are opportunities in the US for UK grass-fed lamb.
The price differential between lamb and beef has continued to narrow this week.
Australian cattle prices have hit record high levels due to increasing demand in US and Asian markets, AHDB, the organisation of the English beef and sheep industry, says.
Imports of live sheep to Ireland have fallen by more than half in the first four months of 2015, according to the UK's Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB).
In the first four months of 2015 on average global beef prices weakened, according to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB).
Argentinian beef exports to the European Union (EU) are up 13% to 8,000t from the same time last year, according to AHDB Beef and Lamb (previously Eblex).
