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DAIRY MARKETS AND PRICES

Fairer dairy contract regulations come into force in July

Milk processors will be required to begin issuing farmers with new “fairer” dairy contracts from this July. Legislation has been designed to create more price transparency for farmers, as well…

CROPS MARKETS AND PRICES

Wheat surges above £180/t as Black Sea tensions flare up

Old-crop and new-crop wheat futures both jumped by £10/t earlier this week in the UK due to increased conflict in Ukraine and reports of poorer crop conditions in the US.…

MEAT MARKETS AND PRICES

Store cattle hit £2,000 a head peak at Scots auction marts

Scottish livestock farmers have been receiving higher returns for store cattle at auction markets so far this year, with prices consistently above the same period in 2023. Store cattle prices…

LAND MARKETS

Tree planters still outbidding farmers in Scottish uplands

Forestry interests continue to outcompete livestock producers for land, despite a slowdown in that market in recent months. Agents put average plantable land values in Scotland at about the £4,000/acre…

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