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9^th September 2016 Trade Talk by David Pritchard Trade Talk by David Pritchard, Operations Director at Harrison and Hetherington Auctioneers, Carlisle, Cumbria. Despite unseasonal weather and abundance of grass at present there is a lot of confidence in the sheep industry. Prime sheep marketing has proved stronger this season and just this week, at Borderway Mart, Carlisle,... Read the full article

5^th September 2016 The more information available when selling cattle through livestock markets the more value that can be added Encouraging UK farmers to enrol on schemes such as BVD free England for example, allows individual animal health information to be openly disclosed before committing to purchase, said Chris Dodds, executive secretary of the Livestock Auctioneers Association. "We believe that the more animal health information we can display... Read the full article

19^th August 2016 Trade Talk by Bernie Hutchinson A real harvest day and the hum of combines around the area did not detract from an almost record entry of stock at Market Drayton Market for the month of August. With buyers and sellers from twelve different counties all converging at Market Drayton. The laws of demand and supply seem to be dramatically fuelling the livestock... Read the full article

12^th August 2016 Trade Talk by Simon Whaley It is certainly nice to feel the positive reaction to the referendum result amongst the Livestock Farmers with the Livestock Markets seeing more customers returning to the auction system to market their stock. Now midway through August and prime lamb numbers creeping up on a weekly basis with between 400-600 being offered... Read the full article

5^th August 2016 Trade Talk by John Uffold On the morning of the referendum result the talk in Ludlow market was not of prices, not of weather (as bad as that has been) - but of politics, of promises, of the future. It felt to me like the morning in 1996 when the headline in the Daily Mirror was, 'It's Official - You can get Mad Cow Disease'. That headline, and... Read the full article

5^th August 2016 Trade Talk by Chris Jones This year has certainly put the life back into the livestock auction business. Recent years have seen increased pressure being put on markets as numerous firms have asked farmers to sell fatstock direct in an attempt to remove their buyers and support from the competitive auction system. As a dedicated auctioneer it is... Read the full article

4^th August 2016 Livestock industry unites to help deliver future Government policy Key stakeholders from the livestock sector across England, Wales and Scotland gathered in Birmingham on Thursday (August 4) to plan a route forward for farming after Brexit. Agreeing that the industry bodies should work together, the organisations started to look at ways they can positively support the UK and devolved Governments... Read the full article

22^nd July 2016 Trade Talk by Andrew Armstrong In Darlington Market over the past few weeks since the UK or do I say England voted in the EU referendum in favour of leaving the EU, the Liveweight lamb price have continued to rise despite higher throughputs continuing as the pound has continued to weaken... At our weekly Prime Sale on Thursday the 7th of July, we saw... Read the full article

22^nd July 2016 Trade Talk by Bob Mosley We are now a month on from the referendum result, a new Prime Minister has taken office, but much uncertainty remains as to the political and economic future of our country. One thing which has been clear is the positive effect of the weakening pound on British lamb and beef exports. This shift in the exchange rate has... Read the full article

19^th July 2016 Trade Talk by Simon Jones This year has so far seen the usual mix of successes and challenges and here at Morgan Evans we have relished both. The Gaerwen market continues to highlight the obvious need for the 'livestock auction system' to play a vital role in setting the pricing mechanism for the industry. Traditionally at this time of year we... Read the full article

19^th July 2016 Trade Talk by Iain Soutar FLAA It's a bit of a strange position to be writing this on June 17, knowing that by the time it's published the EU referendum will have taken place and things could be very different (or not!). Farmers who have large farm payments will probably be particularly nervous, but I'm sure that in their hearts many feel that they've... Read the full article

18^th July 2016 Brexit helps to drive up prices Brexit could be signalling good news for the livestock sector, with prices for dairy cattle, prime cattle, prime lambs and culls all seeing positive movement since the 'out' announcement. According to Chris Dodds, Executive Secretary of the Livestock Auctioneers Association, many categories of livestock would expect to... Read the full article

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