Prices & Trends

After two years of market volatility caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has led to renewed market turbulence across the red meat supply chain

As war rages between Russia and Ukraine, is now the time for UK governments to press the pause button on agricultural policy reform and focus instead on producing enough food to feed the nation?

Just weeks ago, there was almost unanimous agreement that these things had been consigned to the history books and were a relic of the early 20th century.

Global raw milk prices will increase even faster on the back of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with dairy prices already high.

The dairy said it recognised the pressures its farmer suppliers faced as costs continue to soar on farm

Tight numbers and strong prices for finished cattle has supported the store trade

Malting barley and milling wheat prices have risen sharply over the past six months

The cooperative price will increase by 1.8ppl from March 1

Market forecasts show fertiliser prices are unlikely to drop any time soon as the perfect storm of high energy prices coupled with supply side issues mean stocks are tight and will remain so for the forthcoming season at least.

Recently, I’ve found myself believing two opposite things at the same time: I’m sure that food in this country is too cheap but I also know it’s far too expensive.