Foot & mouth disease in East Asia
[30/04/2010]
Climate change in a climate of change
[02/03/2010]
ILDEX Vietnam 2010 - the solutions for Vietnam’s sustainable growth
[02/03/2010]
UK Sheep meat exports pass the £300 million mark in 2009
[02/03/2010]
Certification Updates
[27/02/2010]
Global Food prices up again according to FAO
[08/02/2010]
New logo selected for all EU organic products
[08/02/2010]
EBLEX beef and sheep roadmap to livestock emissions reductions
[08/02/2010]
Outlook Conference diary alert
[08/02/2010]
Record entries for National All Breeds Show promise a spectacle to dispel the February blues
[08/02/2010]
Make a date: British Cattle Conference 24-26 January 2011
[08/02/2010]
A very merry Christmas (and good year) for British pork sales, at home & abroad
[08/02/2010]
Paris in the Springtime
[07/02/2010]
Aberdeen-Angus semen heads for Estonia
[05/02/2010]
Lloyds TSB Agriculture continues sponsorship of Beef Expo in May
[05/02/2010]
British Blue, British Charolais and British Limousin beef semen exports to USA ...... and Denmark
[05/02/2010]
New JSR International Sales Director
[05/02/2010]
Dairy Burke Trophy moves to new National All Breeds Show
[04/02/2010]
New British semen storage and distribution unit opens
[04/02/2010]
JSR in the Ukraine
[08/12/2009]
Spring into Spring - EBLEX export marketing push
[08/12/2009]
New National All Breeds Show 2010
[08/12/2009]
Male sexed Limousin semen - another ‘world first’ for Crawford Brothers
[04/12/2009]
A Sustainable Breeding Future - British Cattle Conference 25-27 January, 2010
[03/12/2009]
Au revoir and bienvenue to Herefords as they head from England to France
[02/12/2009]
Cogent expansion: commitment and optimism for UK cattle genetics’ future
[01/12/2009]
New Genus ABS appointments in Europe and UK
[01/12/2009]
New British owned AI company launched
[01/12/2009]
British Blues join Semenstore.co.uk
[01/12/2009]
Mad for Madison
[23/09/2009]
New British Angus company launched in response
[23/09/2009]
IndAgra-Farm - UK’s livestock breeding sector are there for business!
[23/09/2009]
Where Asia’s feed, livestock and meat industry do business
[21/09/2009]
National Ploughing Championships 2009
[21/09/2009]
Limousin ‘Goldies Terence’ semen exported to Norway, Finland and Australia
[21/09/2009]
Positive signs for English pig sector
[21/09/2009]
Defra minister to open the Dairy Event and Livestock Show
[08/09/2009]
JSR continues global expansion
[02/09/2009]
World record price for a sheep
[31/08/2009]
Cows for Cambodia!
[28/08/2009]
Cutting edge agricultural research under microscope
[26/08/2009]
GB Bulls Open Day and NEW August DVD now available
[25/08/2009]
Portuguese Pig Producers Choose UK Breeding Stock
[25/08/2009]
Picston Shottle celebrates his tenth birthday
[25/08/2009]
Agriscot - the UK's No 1 Farm Business Event
[25/08/2009]
Strong British team at Expointer
[25/08/2009]
The Dairy Event and Livestock Show 2009
[13/08/2009]
A strong technical team helping the British pig industry
[13/08/2009]
BEEF EXPO 2010 is at Hexham
[12/08/2009]
AHDB appoints new EBLEX director
[12/08/2009]
Expointer And 100 Years of Devons in Brazil
[10/08/2009]
New export initiatives for livestock & meat sectors
[27/07/2009]
EBLEX and BPEX relocate to Stoneleigh
[27/07/2009]
News on latest meat sector economics publications & services
[23/07/2009]
Pig campaign wins major international awards
[29/05/2009]
Doors open for lamb exports to United Arab Emirates
[06/04/2009]
World Shorthorn Conference 2010 – A world of opportunity in the home of the breed
[23/03/2009]
Pig export news from ACMC
[23/03/2009]
UK’s Beef and Lamb exports up
[05/03/2009]
Breeding polled cattle made easier
[05/03/2009]
British pork exports hit £160million
[20/02/2009]
Genus expands business in China
[20/02/2009]
'Positive future' for dairy industry
[23/01/2009]
British Limousin Pedigree sales in 2008 exceed £5 million
[15/01/2009]
2008 Archive
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2006 Archive
2005 Archive
2004 Archive
A total of 81,000 tonnes of beef was exported from the UK in 2008, reflecting a rise in demand from the Netherlands, Ireland, Belgium and Italy. This represented a 36 percent rise on 2007 figures of almost 60,000 tonnes
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And, last year the UK exported 86,000 tonnes of sheep meat - up by a quarter on 2007 figures of 69,000 tonnes. The value of 2008 sheep meat exports rose by 43 percent to £260 million - boosted by an increase in lamb cuts to the French market. There was increased trade in UK sheep meat in 2008 with all major EU marketplaces, in particular with France where exports rose by 19 percent to 60,000 tonnes. UK lamb now accounts for 46 percent of total imports into France - a positive development in light of the fact that household purchases of lamb in France fell by 8 percent last year.
EBLEX Chief Executive Richard Lowe comments: "The weakness of sterling against the euro is one of the major driving forces behind the rise in 2008 export volumes, as sterling lost 12 percent of its value during this period. The exchange rate has provided us with a positive platform for boosting UK exports - but work must continue to develop long term export market opportunities for quality beef and lamb.
" EBLEX has invested significantly in developing the French market over the past few years, both through initiatives such as the industry-funded Agneau Presto campaign, and longer term supply chain projects involving the Quality Standard Mark and the Agneau St George brand."
Agneau Presto is a three year campaign, launched in February 2008, with the aim of helping restore falling French lamb consumption. The campaign is being run by EBLEX, Interbev and Board Bia, and has financial support from Hybu Cig Cymru, Quality Meat Scotland and the Livestock and Meat Commission (NI), a unique collaboration between the authorities in France, Ireland and the four countries within the United Kingdom. As part of the Agneau Presto campaign, EBLEX has contributed its expertise in running lamb cutting demonstrations for French processors in England and in several French cutting plants.
EBLEX Ltd is the organisation for beef and lamb levy-payers in England. It is a subsidiary of AHDB. It acts to help the English beef and lamb industry boost its competitiveness and promote its products. It aims are: to encourage better returns for the English beef and lamb industry, to stimulate a profitable demand for quality beef and lamb and to champion the development of a sustainable industry through improved profitability. Find out more at www.eblex.org.uk.
[05/03/2009]
