Industry
Bluetongue surge sparks ‘buyer beware’ warning ahead of sheep sales
Sheep farmers heading into the busiest trading window of the year have been told to treat every purchase as a potential disease risk.
From the fields and beyond
UK farming industry news
Supply chains, processors, retailers and the trade deals that decide what farmers are paid. Industry coverage from outside the press release: what’s moving, who benefits, who absorbs the cost, and where the next pressure point lands.
Industry
Red Diesel Prices UK 2026: What a Litre Costs and the Duty Cut Running to December
Tim’s take: Fuel is the input cost nobody budgets honestly, because nobody knows where it will be by drilling, let alone by next harvest. Pump diesel has…
Arable
UK Wheat Prices 2026: Feed Wheat, Milling Premiums and What Moves the Market
Last updated: 8 September 2026. The price table and the written analysis both cover AHDB figures for the week ending 4 September. The page is refreshed when…
Industry
How Much Does a Cow Cost in the UK? (2026 Prices)
Current GB deadweight values turned into per-head money, why there is no public national price for store and breeding cattle any more, and the CPH number and…
Industry
How Much Does a Sheep Cost in the UK? (2026 Prices)
Live per-head figures from the August 2026 trade, the arithmetic behind a finished lamb's value, why breeding ewes have no national price, and the CPH registration you…
Industry
One in seven English farm holdings has disappeared since 2005
English farm holdings have fallen by 36,000 since 2005, a drop of 14.6%, while the total area of land being farmed has barely changed.
Industry
Should you sell your straw to the building trade? The 2026 numbers
Should you sell your straw to the building trade? I checked every UK buyer: no straw-panel factory, no published construction price, and bedding wheat straw pays £75/t.
Industry
Sainsbury’s salad growers deal: why 10-year UK contracts matter
Sainsbury's salad growers Thanet Earth and Evesham Vale have signed 10-year supply deals. Why contract length matters more than volume.
Crops
Bristol Fruit Market 2026: A Working Grower’s Guide to St Philip’s
A working grower's guide to Bristol Wholesale Market at St Philip's in 2026: hours, salesman commission, South West and Welsh buyer mix, entry costs.
Crops
Glasgow Blochairn Wholesale Market 2026: A Working Grower’s Guide
A working grower's guide to Glasgow Blochairn Wholesale Market in 2026: hours, salesman commission, Scottish buyer mix, delivery routes and entry costs.
