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After several months of soaring beef prices, values have come tumbling down over the past four weeks, as a result of the cold weather and subsequent reduction in demand for barbecue cuts. While average prices in Scotland reached 430+p per kg a month ago, latest figures show that while values remain above the critical £4 per deadweight kg bracket, they have slipped below that south of the Border. Data for the final week of May, show that finished steers averaged 412.2p in Scotland, down 4.4p on the previous seven days, while those in England and Wales levelled at 388.5p, which represents a 3.6p decline.
A fourth processing site in the UK has won approval to export its beef to the US – marking a major leap forward for the business and for the red meat sector.
Gloucester-based beef processor Foyle Food Group has won approval to export its products to the US, the fourth site to gain access to the market since restriction lifted late last year.
Devon dairy farm secures deal to send cheese to Japan
28 May 2021 |
by FarmingUK Team | Dairy, News
The new deal with Japan will build on Mary Quicke s impressive export figures (Photo: Quicke s)
Cheddar from a Devonshire cheesemaker will be heading to Japan this month after she secured a deal with a major dairy importer.
Mary Quicke, who is the 14th generation of the Quicke family on Home Farm, will see her world-famous cheddar sold in retail after securing a deal with Weldairy.
She has been running the cheese firm since 1987 and has been growing her exports for the last 40 years – with her products now sold in the US, Australia, Canada and Europe.