FUW raises beef price crisis concerns with Welsh MPs
Farmers’ Union of Wales officials have raised concerns over the damage low beef cattle prices is causing to farm incomes and the confidence of the industry with Welsh MPs at meetings in Westminster. During meetings with MPs Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd), Guto Bebb (Aberconwy) and Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire), FUW president Emyr Jones and deputy president Glyn […]
NFU and British Sugar agree price increase for 2014/15 beet campaign
Following months of detailed discussions, the price for the 2014 crop, which would have been set at £27.67/t under the IPA model, has been agreed at a higher level of £31.67/t. NFU sugar board chairman William Martin said: “We are pleased to have reached a successful agreement with British Sugar on the 2014/15 sugar beet […]
Sainsbury’s lamb price increase a good start
The announcement comes after the NFU revealed farmers were losing an average of £29 per lamb sold at market with farmgate prices dropping by over a fifth in the last year. Sainsbury’s decision means 800 farmers who supply the Sainsbury’s own and Taste the Difference range will receive £3.80/kg for lamb, in a move that […]
Buoyant suckler beef prices are expected to hold firm
Livestock auction markets are proving instrumental in helping suckler beef producers to realise prices in the store sale ring that they’ve been dreaming about for many years. “Tremendous – that’s what the prices are. They’re the highest I’ve ever seen and they’re certainly the best they’ve been for many years,” says Bridgnorth-based auctioneer Mark Burgoyne. […]
