Prices

With beef prices having reached record levels in 2025, Cedric Porter takes a look at the market for red meat

Squeezed supplies have seen a near 40% rise in cattle deadweight prices, with GB steer prices now above 700p/kg

This week from Farmers Guardian acting editor Katie Jones

After being above last year's values, deadweight lamb prices are now lagging, although set to remain relatively firm

The Farmers Guardian team take a look at the impact of Donald Trump's trade tariffs on the machinery and commodity markets

Incomes have barely improved in real terms since the 1970s

Livestock and dairy farmers were looking at a brighter year than those in the arable sector

Agriculture fared better in 2024 than other commodities

It comes as part of a higher-than-expected jump in inflation during the year