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Mintec meat index: 20/05/2013
Monday 20th May 2013
US beef prices heating up
Thursday 16th May 2013
US choice beef prices are at their highest since October 2003, up 10% since February.
Mintec meat index: 13/05/2013
Monday 13th May 2013
Mintec meat index: 06/05/2013
Monday 6th May 2013
Mintec meat index: 29/04/2013
Monday 29th April 2013
Bird flu weighs on Chinese chicken prices
Thursday 25th April 2013
The average price of chicken in China has fallen by 10% since the beginning of the year.
Mintec meat index: 19/04/2013
Monday 22nd April 2013
Mintec meat index: 16/04/2013
Tuesday 16th April 2013
Mintec meat index: 08/04/2013
Monday 8th April 2013
The Irish beef price
Thursday 4th April 2013
Irish beef prices have increased by 11.5% since beginning of the year due to growing demand from key export markets in the build up to Easter.
Mintec meat index: 03/04/2013
Wednesday 3rd April 2013
Mintec meat index: 25/03/2013
Monday 25th March 2013
Mintec meat index: 18/03/2013
Monday 18th March 2013
Chinese Pork
Friday 15th March 2013
The price of pork in China has fallen 15% since late January, due to high supplies before the Chinese New Year.
Mintec meat index: 11/03/2013
Monday 11th March 2013
Australian beef
Friday 8th March 2013
The price of beef in Australia has fallen 14% year-on-year but is up 5% compared to last month when it fell to its lowest level in a decade.
Mintec meat index: 04/03/2013
Monday 4th March 2013
Russian ascension to WTO leads pork prices to fall
Wednesday 27th February 2013
The price of pork in Russia fell by 15% in Q4 2012.
Mintec meat index: 25/02/2013
Monday 25th February 2013
A weekly look at the four major meat markets in the UK.
The Super Bowl leads chicken wing prices in the US to soar
Monday 4th February 2013
The price of chicken wings in the US has increased as the NFL season came to a close with Super Bowl Sunday on 3rd February, with prices rising 10% month-on-month.
Lamb prices in New Zealand down year-on-year
Friday 18th January 2013
New Zealand deadweight lamb prices are over 30% lower than levels seen this time last year.
UK beef price
Monday 14th January 2013
The price of deadweight steers in the UK is up around 9% year-on-year.
Thai chicken prices
Monday 7th January 2013
In Thailand, the price of chicken meat from broilers, the main type of chicken bred and raised for meat production, has risen 27% since the beginning of October and is currently up 8% year-on-year.
The wholesale price of Christmas dinner
Friday 21st December 2012
The wholesale price of an average Christmas dinner has increased by almost 10% year-on-year.
The EU pigmeat price falls
Monday 10th December 2012
Pigmeat prices in the EU have fallen 7% since the beginning of October.
The price of chicken in the EU
Monday 12th November 2012
The price of chicken in the EU is up 4% year-on-year and is currently well above its seasonal average.
UK deadweight pork
Wednesday 24th October 2012
The deadweight price of pork in the UK, in terms of EUR, is up 16% year-on-year.
The price of UK lamb
Monday 24th September 2012
The price of lamb in the UK is 15% higher than the same period last year and is currently 20% above its 5 year seasonal average.
The US liveweight pig price
Monday 17th September 2012
The liveweight price of US pigs fell 20% over the course of the last month and is currently 15% lower year-on-year.
The UK price of beef
Friday 10th August 2012
The price of beef in the UK is 10% higher year-on-year and is currently at a historic high.
The price of Danish pork
Monday 30th July 2012
The price of deadweight pigs was 12% up year-on-year and almost 20 EUR/100kg above the five year seasonal average.
The price of liveweight pigs in China
Thursday 28th June 2012
Chinese liveweight pig prices have fallen 22% year on year and are 30% lower than the high price seen in September last year.
Thai liveweight chicken prices
Monday 18th June 2012
The price of liveweight chicken in Thailand has fallen 35% year-on-year, yet is 20% up compared with a month ago.
Average producer price of Russian cattle
Thursday 3rd May 2012
The average producer price of cattle in Russia, in terms of Russian rubles, has increased by 15% year-on-year.
EU piglets have increased in price
Thursday 8th March 2012
EU piglets have increased in price, in EUR terms, by 10% since the beginning of the year and by 28% year-on-year. The price of piglets in the EU has risen unusually rapidly in the last 6 months, from its seasonal low in the second half of last year and is currently well above its normal seasonal average for this time of the year.
US cattle prices
Friday 2nd March 2012
European pork in high demand
Tuesday 27th December 2011
Pork prices have risen across much of Europe during the pre-Christmas period, bolstered by a considerable increase in export demand.
US cattle and maize price disconnect
Monday 12th December 2011
The price of liveweight US cattle in Chicago has risen by 16% year-on-year, while the price of maize is up by only 5% over the same period.
It’s a bull market for UK steers
Tuesday 6th December 2011
The price of British beef has risen by 24% year-on-year, while the price of Irish beef is up by 31% over the same period.
Chicken imports from Brazil could rise
Tuesday 29th November 2011
The deadweight cost of Brazilian chicken (free on board, in terms of EUR) has risen by 20% year-on-year, but still remains well below the average market price of chicken in the EU.
UK chicken - expansion of supply slowing?
Wednesday 21st September 2011
The wholesale price of broiler chickens in the UK is down 2% since their highs in May 2011 but is up by 7% year-on-year.
UK wholesale turkey prices flying
Wednesday 22nd June 2011
The wholesale price of frozen turkey has increased to a record level in the UK and is up by 15% since its seasonal low at the start of the year.
UK lamb in very short supply
Wednesday 15th June 2011
The price of lamb in the UK has risen by 27% year-on-year and is at a record high in terms of GBP.
Record prices for UK beef
Tuesday 31st May 2011
The average price of beef in the UK recently reached a record high in terms of GBP.
Chicken - fine weather boosts demand
Thursday 12th May 2011
The wholesale price of fresh chicken in the UK has increased by 12% since the start of the year and is up by 7% year-on-year.
The wholesale price of Uruguayan beef
Wednesday 27th October 2010
The wholesale price of Uruguayan beef (in terms of GBP) is up 32% year-on-year.
EU piglets - falling not flying
Wednesday 6th October 2010
EU piglet prices have fallen by almost 30% since the start of April 2010 and are down by 14% year-on-year.
Lamb prices fall seasonally
Thursday 8th July 2010
Lamb prices in the UK have fallen seasonally by 12% since the start of June and fell by 1% year-on-year.
Pork (EU) Price Movements
Thursday 18th March 2010
EU Pork prices (EUR) have risen by almost 5% since the start of February this year.