Three very useful publications from the highly regarded Economics team in what
was MLC:
A Pocketful of Meat Facts 2009
The 15th edition of this pocket-sized yearbook contains a wealth of annual 2007
and 2008 statistics for beef, sheep, pigs and poultry. Over 50 tables show:
• Supply chains
• Livestock numbers
• Abattoir numbers and throughputs
• Slaughterings, production and average carcase weights
• Trade in meat and live animals
• Consumption and expenditure
• Producer and retail meat prices
ISBN 987-1-904437-42-0
Price: £12 UK Standard (10% discount for 10 copies or more), £15
Non-UK
Pig Yearbook 2009
The Pig Yearbook 2009 provides a detailed analysis of the development of the
turbulent EU market and more importantly its impact on relative cost competitiveness.
The Pig Yearbook 2009 includes:
• analysis of production costs and returns, indicating that the average
net loss for British producers was about £11/pig in 2008. However, this
picture was repeated across the EU as producers struggled to cover the inflated
cost of production arising from record feed costs.
• update from the knowledge transfer team showing how KT has helped pig
producers raise their level of efficiency and led to continued improvement in
most industry Key Performance Indicators.
• surveyed financial and technical performance data for various pig production
systems from Agrosoft Ltd.
• pig meat supply and demand trends.
• key industry statistics and carcase classification.
ISBN 978-1-904437-39-0
Price: £18 BPEX levy payer, £22 UK Standard, £28 Non-UK
UK Yearbook 2009 - meat and livestock
Produced for EBLEX, the Yearbook is an invaluable reference to the meat industry,
providing a comprehensive set of statistical data across all livestock sectors.
The Yearbook contains details of last year's farm enterprise costings in England,
as well as an explanation of how the Common Agricultural Policy currently applies
to the UK.
The UK Yearbook contains time series for the data presented in A Pocketful of
Meat Facts, as well as:
• Regional livestock numbers
• Livestock density maps
• Sources of meat purchases
• UK food and drink expenditure
ISBN 978-1-904437-41-3
Price: £18 EBLEX levy payer, £40 UK Standard, £50 Non-UK
.... and they are on the move ....................
On 27 July 2009 the former MLC Economics team move from Milton Keynes (their
base since 1968) to Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire, the new home for the new
Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board (AHDB). They will become part
of a wider AHDB market intelligence directorate covering cereals/oilseeds, dairy,
red meat and potatoes.
The red meat market intelligence team will endeavour to provide the same high
level of service to which industry is accustomed and for the time being the
portfolio of publications and services will remain unchanged.
For further information and ordering contact:
Email: econ@ahdms.org.uk Tel: + 44 (0) 247 647 8850
AHDB, (Red Meat MI), Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, CV8 2TL
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[23/07/2009]