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Week Commencing 09 May 2011

• Organic Cattle

• Organic / Dead Weight	This Week	Previous	Change	This Time Last Year
  R4L Base Average *	342 p/kg	320 p/kg	22 p/kg	288 p/kg
  OTM Base Average *	290 p/kg	280 p/kg	10 p/kg	255 p/kg

• *Cattle based on R4L
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• News

  The cattle price has moved along well in the past couple of weeks as supplies have become shorter. Demand is reported as being slightly better which is encouraging.
  The strength of conventional cattle trade has helped move things along, however the organic price still remains at least 40p / kg deadweight to the better.
  Many producers remain tight for grazing and the forward forage situation looks desperate. Unless we see significant rainfall many may need to feed cattle at grass or sell as stores to see their way through the summer. 
  
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• Organic Lamb

• Organic / Dead Weight	This Week	Previous	Change	This Time Last Year
  UK Base Average *	529 p/kg	500 p/kg	29 p/kg	448 p/kg

• *Lamb based on R3L
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• News

  The consumer demand for organic lamb is poor; however the lamb trade across the board is good. The exporters are the key buyers fuelling the trade to its current dizzy heights. The organic lambs are being sold as conventional in many cases, where possible OLMC is still finding a small premium for the organic market.
  The new season lamb numbers in the conventional market are starting to come forward; it will be a few weeks before we see numbers of organic new season.
  
  
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• Events And News

• Events & News

  OLMC Events for 2011
  
  OLMC will be exhibiting at the NBA Beef Expo 2011 which will be held at Newark Showground, Newark, Nottinghamshire on Thursday 26th May. More information about the event can be found at http://www.nationalbeefassociation.com/Beef-Expo/index.php
  
  General News
  

  Dry spring could reduce crop harvest by a third, warns farmers
  March was the driest in 50 years and April had the least rainfall for 80 years. The Environment Agency say: “We are unlikely to see hosepipe bans this summer. But farmers may be asked to reduce their water intake from rivers”.
  The Daily Express, (4 May)
  
  Mark Avery hits out at politicians and farmers as he flies RSPB nest
  Departing director of conservation at RSPB vents anger at neglect of UK's environment, accusing farmers of being "fundamentally anti-environment." He says that "at almost every opportunity, the National Farmers Union (NFU) chooses the option which will harm the environment – it is weak on greenhouse gas reduction measures, in favour of biofuels, argues against improving the effectiveness of farming grants, is against clamping down on pesticide use and wants its members to carry out what will be an ineffective cull of badgers.”
  The Guardian (4 May)

  Farm’s pesticide has killed 30,000 of my honeybees
  Beekeeper Kate Huet, found a quarter of her bees dead and claims they were killed by chemical pesticides. The Wildlife Incident Investigation Scheme is working to identify which pesticide was used.
  Daily Express, (6 May)
  
  
  Global warming blamed for 20% food price rises
  The drop in crop productivity is a result of plant dehydration. Scientists believe climate change is responsible for the recent reduced rainfall and higher temperatures.
  The Independent, (6 May)
  
  Were the foot and mouth culls really necessary?
  According to scientists a mass culling of cattle may not be necessary if the foot and mouth disease comes back. New research has found that the virus can be detected in cattle up to 24 hours before they become infectious and could then be controlled by vaccination.
  The Guardian, (6 May)
  
  

  Store Cattle
  
  If you have:
   - store cattle for sale
  or you are looking to buy
   - Store cattle
   - Breeding Stock
  
  Contact
  
  Peter Jones Livestock- OLMC's Store marketing arm.
  
  Peter Jones Livestock (PJL)
  Bowmere House
  Birch Heath Road
  Tarporley
  Cheshire CW6 9UU
  
  Tel 01829-730580
  Fax 01829-730597
  Mobile 07720-892922
  
  
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