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Import checks on EU food start Jan 2024 after repeated delays
Farmers Weekly Post-Brexit border checks on imports of European food and fresh produce are due to commence on 31 January 2024, the cabinet office has confirmed, some three years after the UK formally left the EU. Following…
Processor games on hold as beef price heads to £4.80/kg
Farmers Weekly Back-to-school demand and scarce cattle supplies have released the summer handbrake on beef prices, seeing processors bid upwards of 470p/kg deadweight after two months of tumbling trade. Strong 550-600kg…
Oilseed markets push back towards £380/t
Farmers Weekly UK rapeseed markets remain buoyant and responsive to wider global oilseed trends such as less favourable crop conditions in the US. However, industry reports suggest a slightly more bearish outlook over the…
Tillage-Live and Normac cultivation demos set for September
Farmers Weekly Farmers mulling over a change of cultivation machinery, or crop establishment system, will have plenty of food for thought at next month’s cultivation demonstration days. These include the annual Tillage-Live…
Farmer Focus: Good shearlings could be north of £200 at sales
Farmers Weekly We have just returned from a glorious Denbigh and Flint County Show where the sun shone all day in between what has been a very wet few weeks. Talking to a few neighbours, I got the sense they were torn between…
NFU harvest survey aims to assess impact of difficult season
Farmers Weekly Arable farmers across England and Wales are encouraged to take part in this year’s NFU harvest survey which aims to build a detailed database of yields across the country. NFU Combinable Crops Board…
Business Clinic: Can we get business asset disposal relief on our plans?
Farmers Weekly Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Sarah Dodds, partner and agriculture sector lead at accountant MHA addresses a family farming…
Lamb prices above last year’s levels despite seasonal falls
Farmers Weekly Tighter supplies of lamb in recent weeks and better demand on the Continent have helped to offer some short-term support to prices during August. Auctioneers say heavier lambs and well finished export grade…
First gen farmers start organic veg business for local supply
Farmers Weekly First generation veg farmers Jono Hughes and Holly Tomlinson took the plunge to set up an organic veg business, with the aim of supplying locally produced vegetables in South Wales and encourage young people…
Lufthansa scales up cargo operations at Detroit Metro Airport
Lufthansa Cargo has relocated its cargo warehouse inside the gate at Detroit’s main airport to improve operational efficiency and support growing international volumes. Businesses that move freight with German flag carrier…
