{"id":5945,"date":"2026-01-05T10:37:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T10:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meatpromotion.wales\/?p=5945"},"modified":"2026-01-05T10:39:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T10:39:51","slug":"continuing-downward-trend-confirmed-by-uk-june-survey-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meatpromotion.wales\/en\/newsroom\/continuing-downward-trend-confirmed-by-uk-june-survey-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Continuing downward trend confirmed by UK June Survey results"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The December 2025 Market Bulletin examines the recently released UK June survey results for 2025. It also considers how livestock numbers may affect supply further down the line.<\/p>\n<p>Key points:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The data indicates continued tightening across the UK\u2019s red meat herd and flock, with lower breeding numbers and reduced young-stock levels signalling constrained domestic supply ahead.<\/li>\n<li>The total number of cattle and calves in the UK decreased by 1.3% (120,000 head) on the year (DEFRA).<\/li>\n<li>The beef breeding herd is the smallest on record \u2013 with a 1% reduction in numbers on the year \u2013 and is 18% smaller than in 2015.<\/li>\n<li>The total UK sheep and lamb population contracted by 1.7% to 30.5 million head (DEFRA). The decrease of 533,100 head on the previous year marks the smallest flock size on record since the June survey began recording in 1984.<\/li>\n<li>However, sheep intended for first time breeding recorded a notable increase of 6% on the year, which could potentially indicate an increased number of replacements entering the breeding cycle and support a larger lamb crop next year.<\/li>\n<li>The UK pig population stood at 4.7 million head &#8211; a 0.5% increase from 2024.<\/li>\n<li>June 2025 survey results for Wales are as follows:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&gt; Cattle &amp; calves = 1.1 million head (-1% on the year)<\/p>\n<p>&gt; Sheep &amp; lambs = 8.8 million head (+1% on the year)<\/p>\n<p>&gt; Pigs = 28,050 head (+1% on the year)<\/p>\n<p>For the full analysis, <a href=\"https:\/\/m365.eu.vadesecure.com\/safeproxy\/v4?f=Ll-0WkQtWpjBGPTObgDD8ejchZYv6zKVQHzhKxyANKBcmvNUf_ort6Qy28edR2PK&amp;i=9FbQvehsYEmO4gV7yykbdTg0BtBpe35LqrD12L8MRFl-GjSI4Ek9cZwvN0ttGt--rkj5ImJ7glVGrVWDBpGJlg&amp;k=OYlp&amp;r=_xrHWWUrvq37VDEt7fzGq2Bu9-qGKgNLNJY4HXMcM7BMuYmZhIdBwrB_vyIeSZ4a&amp;s=d8402bce7bc6366c5e35fd1b543cac943274ab7e988a51cb552045c329816cb7&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmeatpromotion.wales%2Fen%2Fmarket-intelligence%2Fmarket-bulletin%2F\">click HERE<\/a>\u00a0to read December\u2019s Market Bulletin. It also includes a monthly market round-up on prices and throughput of cattle, sheep and pigs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The December 2025 Market Bulletin examines the recently released UK June survey results for 2025. It also considers how livestock numbers may affect supply further down the line. Key points: The data indicates continued tightening across the UK\u2019s red meat herd and flock, with lower breeding numbers and reduced young-stock levels signalling constrained domestic supply &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/meatpromotion.wales\/en\/newsroom\/continuing-downward-trend-confirmed-by-uk-june-survey-results\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":4389,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-quality"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Continuing downward trend confirmed by UK June Survey results - Hybu Cig Cymru<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Hybu Cig Cymru- Meat Promotion Wales. 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