The shrinking of the UK laying flock has continued into the first quarter of this year, but in more encouraging news, prices paid by packers finally began to make some headway in producers’ favour. Output from UK packing stations reached a new low between...
Rations costs took a tumble in the past month, with a substantial drop in UK prices for both soya and feed wheat. By the first week of April, UK feed wheat stood significantly lower than just before the start of the conflict in Ukraine, at £201/t compared with £218/t...
THE hoped-for recovery in the UK laying flock took an early pause in February when day-old pullet placings fell back once again. Total chick numbers in the month dropped by 124,000, or nearly 5%, compared with a year before. See also: Defra poultry welfare grants now...
Poultrymeat production has dropped in the first two months of this year, when compared with 2022. Broiler chick placings during January and February combined were down by 3m, or nearly 1.5%, compared with the same period in 2022, according to Defra figures. See also:...
As traditional turkey hatcheries set their prices and start to plan for the year ahead, their producer customers still face a “perfect storm” of potential problems in Christmas 2023, say suppliers of traditional poults. According to Paul Kelly of Farmgate...
