According to preliminary data, the UK wheat harvest is down below the 5-year average while barley production has increased.
According to preliminary data from Defra, the estimated 2020 wheat harvest in the UK was 10.1 million tonnes, a decrease of 37.5% compared to 2019. This figure is below the five year average of 15.1 million tonnes (2015-2019).
The provisional barley production figure for the UK has increased by 3.9% to 8.4 million tonnes in 2020. It is above the five year average of 7.2 million tonnes.
October 5, 2020/ Defra/ United Kingdom.
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UK secures ‘listed status’ to continue live animal and meat exports to the EU.
RUMA reports antibiotic usage in the UK pig sector has dropped by 60%, but aims to further reduce use by 2024.
The United Kingdom imports 60% of its pig meat. This has implications for both how the market responds to coronavirus related national lockdowns and the upcoming end of the Brexit transition period.
Clean pig slaughterings in the United Kingdom reached 964,000 head in July 2020.
Foodservice closures and logistical challenges have not thwarted pigmeat demand. Heavy carcass weights increased production.
For the first time China accounted for more than half of UK fresh and frozen pork exports in April. Overall export was up, and import prices remained higher than last year.
Important legislation to boost productivity and reward environmental improvements in the farming sector.
12% of European pork is exported to the United Kingdom.
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