Category: Industry & Supply Chain

An industry webinar will present the benefits of genetic improvement for farming businesses, and producers from across the UK are encouraged to register today. Hosted by Hybu Cig Cymru (HCC) and Signet Breeding Services, the webinar will highlight the achievements of relevant UK-wide industry projects including RamCompare, the UK’s national progeny test. In addition, practical … Continued

Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) urges farmers to be aware of latest Welsh Government advice around Bluetongue and movement restrictions. From 20 June 2025 any susceptible animals (ruminants or camelids including cattle, sheep, goats, deer, llamas and alpacas) moving from a Bluetongue Restricted Zone to Wales to live will require a specific movement … Continued

Top salespeople from a leading foodservice supplier in Italy have recently visited Wales as part of an inward mission organized by Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales. In collaboration with red meat processor, Kepak, five top-performing sales people from Polo Ristorazione visited the Kepak processing site in Merthyr Tydful as well as visiting a … Continued

Restricted international and domestic beef supply has fuelled a near 40 per cent increase in cattle deadweight prices in just nine months- trends that anticipate the imminent breaking of the £7 per kilo threshold. Beef price records are being smashed virtually every week as supply tightens, not only in the UK, but across Europe as … Continued

RamCompare, the UK’s national sheep progeny testing initiative, is seeking new commercial farms to join the project this season across Wales and England. RamCompare “host” farms are needed to provide around 300 commercial ewes of a uniform breed type which are mated to terminal sire rams provided by the project using single-sire, natural-service mating groups … Continued

New data indicates that farmers are tuning in to savings by reducing calving intervals – but the statistics also show there remains considerable opportunity to further boost profitability. The average calving interval for beef dams in Wales was 420 days in 2024, according to the latest data from the British Cattle Movement Service (BCMS), which … Continued

Trends underlying the red meat trade figures released for 2024 reveal likely and significant impacts on both beef and lamb domestic and export market dynamics in the future. Recently released UK trade figures are the focus for this month’s Hybu Cig Cymru-Meat Promotion Wales’ (HCC) Market Bulletin. They show UK beef production increased by four … Continued

Swansea based Robert Powell, a member of Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales’ (HCC) Meat Minds group, has been named as one of 13 new individuals to receive Master Butcher status to coincide with National Butchers Week (3-9 March). The beef and sheep farmer, who also works for Dunbia as a Fresh Food Operations … Continued

The RamCompare project is celebrating its tenth anniversary in 2025 and is seeking new rams to join this year’s breeding season. The national progeny test, launched in 2015 and joint-funded by Hybu Cig Cymru (HCC) and the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), needs rams or semen from performance-recorded, terminal sire breeds. Bridget Lloyd, RamCompare … Continued

Prime lamb and beef average deadweight prices reached new record highs during 2024. The prime lamb average reached a new historical high when crossing the £8/kilo mark in the spring, and beef achieved a similar status when passing the £5/kilo mark in mid-September. Both made substantial gains over the course of the year. In a … Continued