Markets and prices - AHDB
Markets and prices. All the latest data and analysis on red meat, dairy and arable markets, to help your farm business. Click on an icon below to see sector-specific information.
Futures prices - AHDB
Futures markets allow grain to be traded on contracts with predetermined prices and delivery dates in the future. The price information is collected from a range of global marketplaces and shows the price trends for a selection of commodities tendered on futures markets. Each morning, Monday through to Friday, the previous end of day settlement price is updated.
Fuel prices - AHDB
2024年10月3日 · The annual fuel (red diesel and diesel pump) price has decreased in 2023 compared to the previous year. Dairy farmers are now paying an annual average of 89.05ppl for red diesel - an decrease of 15.22ppl (14.6%) compared to 2022. Pump prices for diesel have decreased by 19.47ppl (11.0%) over the same period.
Characteristics of different soils - AHDB
Largest soil particle at 0.06–2 mm. Large air spaces between particles. Free circulation of air and good drainage. Warms up quickly in spring and has a long growing season. Drought-sensitive, often acidic. Weak structure, so may slump or cap. Prone to compaction by deep cultivation or harvesting in wet weather.
An introduction to cover crops - AHDB
Cover crops, catch crops and green manures are non-cash crops that provide potential benefits to a rotation. Typically, cover crops are grown over a single winter to cover bare soil and stubble. However, the duration of the cover can vary from a few weeks to several months or years, depending on the approach and the specific objective.
UK delivered prices - AHDB
The weekly delivered cereals and oilseeds price survey is a key indicator of domestic price trends. The prices are collected from a sample of merchants with the survey showing the traded value of bread wheat, feed wheat, feed barley and oilseed rape delivered to consumers. Each week on a Friday, the spot price is published for the current month, plus a selection of forward months.
Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) - AHDB
Animal Health and Welfare Pathway. Bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) is a highly contagious viral disease of cattle. It is one of the biggest disease issues facing the UK cattle industry. BVD has been estimated to cost between £13 and £31 per cow in Great Britain. The national cost could be as high as £61m per year. (Bennett and Ijpelaar, 2005)
Johne's disease - AHDB
Johne's disease, also known as Paratuberculosis, is a chronic, contagious bacterial disease of the intestinal tract that primarily affects sheep and cattle (most commonly seen in dairy cattle) and goats as well as other ruminant species. It is characterised by a slowly progressive wasting of the animal and increasingly severe diarrhoea.
UK farmgate milk prices - AHDB
2024年9月26日 · The GB and NI average milk prices table and commentary will be updated in October once we have received the NI August 2024 milk price from DAERA. The average price paid for milk in NI, in July, was 39.68ppl, 1.2% lower than the average paid in GB. Prices paid on non-aligned contracts were 0.35ppl below those for aligned contracts in July.
Potato variety database - AHDB
This database is hosted by SASA. It provides data on GB-certified potato varieties that have undergone independent resistance testing for key pests and diseases. This testing is undertaken through National List testing and, until 2018, AHDB Potatoes funded an additional Independent Variety Trials (IVT) programme, which focused on blemish diseases.