Prices & Trends

Fertiliser prices spiralled ahead of and following the invasion, hitting unprecedented highs in summer 2022

With wheat prices at their lowest level since October 2020, growers might be reluctant to sell, but values could stay low until after the harvest

Quality Meat Scotland said prime cattle prices began 2024 around 45 per cent higher than they started 2020

International factors are driving the grain market, with the prospect of more Black Sea wheat and a delayed order for French wheat by the Chinese putting pressure on prices.

The Christmas trade will influence the prices paid for lambs

Interest rates remain at 5.25 per cent

New report says more must be done to protect animal welfare standards and guard agains food crime

Increased wholesale prices give some hope that milk prices could follow suit in the coming months, although the latest published values are yet to show a rise

Industry leaders say soaring imports underminining UK farmers and producers

Food retail inflation is starting to ease, but it is still at a much higher rate for key products than farmgate inflation