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June 2014
Trade Talk - Bryan Robinson
The early part of the Spring lamb season can often be a bit like the curates egg and this year is no different. Meat is invariably what the buyers are demanding and the only real way to consistently produce this in May is with the assistance of additional feed. This week's sale saw 25% more lamb offered in Melton than the...
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May 2014
Trade Talk - Hexham & Northern Marts
Having recently hosted the National Beef Expo the auctioneers at Hexham & Northern Marts have also enjoyed another busy spring sales period offering a combined total of 14,972 head of store and breeding cattle for sale by auction since the turn of the year to the end of May. With the record breaking store trades of 2013...
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May 2014
Trade Talk - Cull Cows
By Auctioneer Mark Northcott, Frome Livestock Market With the clean beef market in some turmoil since the beginning of the year and prices continuing to fall weekly, it was easy to fear the worst for the barren cow trade. Thankfully this has not been the case and barren cows continue to meet a strong demand. Livestock...
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May 2014
Beef Trade Talk
Being based in the Eastern Counties, an area Where the majority of farmland is in intensive arable the beef fattening units are Currently suffering severe pressure due to the decline in the beef price and the general lack of demand across the beef trade. There has been a steady trend which has accelerated in recent years...
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May 2014
NBA - beef farmers being told to hold their stock back should consider auction marts
The National Beef Association (NBA) and the Livestock Auctioneers Association (LAA) have joined forces to encourage farmers to consider auction marts if they are being told by their usual abattoir that they cannot take their finished cattle. Chris Dodds, Executive Secretary, LAA, said: "Some of the big abattoirs are claiming...
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May 2014
Trade Talk - Beeston Castle Auction
Jonny Dymond BSc (Hons) ALAA Beeston Castle Auction Calf Numbers sold in Beeston Auction are up on recent years. The favourable milk price has seen the committed Dairy farmers investing & increasing their herd sizes, hence more calves being born and sold in the auction market. At this time of year we generally see a wonderful...
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April 2014
Trade Talk April
Andrew Armstrong FLAA (FIA Scot) Director Auctioneer Darlington Farmers Auction Mart As we look back over the beginning of 2014 there have been highs and lows in terms of price for finished animals whether you be a beef or sheep producer. The beef sector has incurred a challenging period as supplies outmatched demand...
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April 2014
Trade Talk Article
The new year has seen the dairy trade kick off at a pace with numbers becoming increasingly difficult to find, particularly youngstock. Increased confidence in the milk price is maybe one of the contributing factors that has seen dairy buyers turnout in force in recent weeks, with only the inclement weather latterly denting...
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April 2014
Farmer's Weekly Trade Talk
Both our collective York Machinery Sales and On Farm Sales this year have certainly attracted very large crowds from both home and abroad. This is probably not surprising due to generally fewer farm sales, a wider more global market place, the cost of new machinery and the diminishing amount of medium sized equipment which...
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April 2014
Auction markets continue to grow as 342,000 more sheep sold in 2013
While the national flock is declining, the number of store and breeding sheep, cull ewes and prime lambs sold through auction markets continues to rise. The latest sales figures for England and Wales, from the Livestock Auctioneers Association (LAA), show support among farmers remains strong. Chris Dodds, Executive Secretary,...
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April 2014
Trade Talk
Andrew Armstrong FLAA (FIA Scot) Director Auctioneer Darlington Farmers Auction Mart As we look back over the beginning of 2014 there have been highs and lows in terms of price for finished animals whether you be a beef or sheep producer. The beef sector has incurred a challenging period as supplies outmatched demand...
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February 2014
Graduates set standards for the future at UK livestock auction markets
A new crop of graduates will soon be taking to the rostrums to raise standards even further at sales of sheep, cattle and pigs at livestock auction markets across England and Wales.They join an increasing number of qualified livestock auctioneers who are specially trained to manage the increasing demands of the UK's professional...
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