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Agribusiness News February 2025 – Inputs: The Benefits of Co-operating with Co-operatives
The role of Co-operatives in supporting agribusiness in Scotland Co-operation is the quiet engine room of Scottish farming. Collectively, producer co-ops generate over £1bn turnover to Scottish agriculture each year. …
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Agribusiness News February 2025 – Sector Focus: Pigs
Stable prices and sustained profitability are not words usually associated with the pig sector; however, this sums up the fortunes of the pig sector nicely for 2024. This is much…
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Agribusiness News February 2025 – Milk
Milk production data AHDB’s latest forecast has put GB milk production for the 2024/25 milk year at 12.43 billion litres, which is 0.9% higher than the previous year. GB milk…
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Agribusiness News February 2025 – Sector Focus: Breeding Bulls
Bull Selection Bull selection and the purchase of any new stock bull are important decisions to be made by suckler herd farmers. Breeding decisions made at this year’s spring bull…
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Agribusiness News February 2025 – Sheep
Shoppers Trends Current lamb trade is at a premium, driven by a good level of demand coupled with global shortages. Looking at our domestic consumer, sales of lamb have shown…
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Agribusiness News February 2025 – Beef
Short Supply & Record Prices Continue Currently finished beef prices are at record levels. Never have finishers seen prices at these levels in January. Prices at abattoirs and in the…
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Agribusiness News February 2025 – Cereals
U.S Tariff uncertainty It has been a strong run for maize and soya prices while wheat markets are simply ‘followers’ for now. The focus is indeed very much on the…
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Agribusiness News February 2025 – Policy Brief
Foot and Mouth Disease & Avian Flu Following the discovery of foot and mouth disease in water buffalo in Brandenburg; imports of cattle, sheep and pigs from Germany have been…
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A Beginner’s Guide to Egg Grading and Handling
Egg grading of table (eating) eggs describes the process in which eggs are classified and categorised based on their production standard, shape, weight and hygiene level. Egg grading and marketing…
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Capital Gains Tax and Reliefs
Following the Autumn Budget the rate of Capital Gains Tax (CGT) was increased with immediate effect – CGT is a Tax on the profit generated when you sell…
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